TheBreakdown
Full time2 May 2009
Hong Kong China
6–59
Japan
Hong Kong Football Club Ground, Hong Kong, Hong Kong China · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2011Head-to-head

Japan won by 53 points.

Scoring

  1. 9’TJapan try · Jack Tarrant0–5
  2. 13’PHong Kong China penalty · Kenzo Pannell3–5
  3. 20’TJapan try · Naoki Kawamata3–10
  4. 21’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas3–12
  5. 33’PHong Kong China penalty · Kenzo Pannell6–12
  6. 35’TJapan try · Yoshitaka Nakayama6–17
  7. 36’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas6–19
  8. 38’TJapan try · Kensuke Hatakeyama6–24
  9. 39’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas6–26
  10. 45’TJapan try · Takashi Kikutani6–31
  11. 46’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas6–33
  12. 49’TJapan try · Kensuke Hatakeyama6–38
  13. 50’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas6–40
  14. 53’TJapan try · Hitoshi Ono6–45
  15. 54’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas6–47
  16. 66’TJapan try · Hirotoki Onozawa6–52
  17. 77’TJapan try · Fumiaki Tanaka6–57
  18. 78’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas6–59

Line-ups

Hong Kong China

  1. 1Peter SpizzirriProp
  2. 2Jon AbelHooker
  3. 3Nigel HoblerProp
  4. 4Ivan ZenovicSecond row
  5. 5Nick HurrellSecond row
  6. 6Nigel ClarkeFlanker
  7. 7Ka Chun KwokFlanker
  8. 8Simon LeungNumber 8
  9. 9Jeff WongScrum-half
  10. 10Kenzo PannellFly-half
  11. 11Simon SmithWing
  12. 12Simon HempelCentre
  13. 13Rowan VartyCentre
  14. 14Sebastian PerkinsWing
  15. 15Mike McKeeFull-back
  16. 16Alex Ng Wai ShingBench
  17. 17Grapes LaiBench
  18. 18Angus WashingtonBench
  19. 19Kris MarinBench
  20. 20Tim AlexanderBench
  21. 21Ed RolstonBench
  22. 22Adam RabyBench

Japan

  1. 1Naoki KawamataProp
  2. 2Tateo KanaiHooker
  3. 3Kensuke HatakeyamaProp
  4. 4Hitoshi OnoSecond row
  5. 5Yuji KitagawaSecond row
  6. 6Michael LeitchFlanker
  7. 7Yoshitaka NakayamaFlanker
  8. 8Takashi KikutaniNumber 8
  9. 9Fumiaki TanakaScrum-half
  10. 10Tatsuhiko OtaoFly-half
  11. 11Hirotoki OnozawaWing
  12. 12Ryan NicholasCentre
  13. 13Koji TairaCentre
  14. 14Hiroki YoshidaWing
  15. 15Jack TarrantFull-back
  16. 16Yoshimitsu YasueBench
  17. 17Hiroshi YamashitaBench
  18. 18Luke ThompsonBench
  19. 19Toetuu TaufaBench
  20. 20Tomoki YoshidaBench
  21. 21Shaun WebbBench
  22. 22Ayumu GoromaruBench

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Context

All-time, Hong Kong China 5–31 Japan, 1 drawn in 37 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Hong Kong China going in
Japan going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.