TheBreakdown
Full time28 May 2016
Japan
59–17
Hong Kong China
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan · Asia Rugby Championship 2016Head-to-head

Japan won by 42 points.

Scoring

  1. 15’PHong Kong China penalty · Ben Rimene0–3
  2. 21’THong Kong China try · Adrian Griffiths0–8
  3. 22’CHong Kong China conversion · Ben Rimene0–10
  4. 26’TJapan try · Naohiro Kotaki5–10
  5. 27’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura7–10
  6. 30’TJapan try · Takuya Ishibashi12–10
  7. 31’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura14–10
  8. 37’TJapan try · Ataata Moeakiola19–10
  9. 38’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura21–10
  10. 42’TJapan try · Hiroki Yamamoto26–10
  11. 43’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura28–10
  12. 43’PJapan penalty · Ryoto Nakamura31–10
  13. 46’THong Kong China try · James Cunningham31–15
  14. 47’CHong Kong China conversion · Ben Rimene31–17
  15. 49’TJapan try · Takuya Ishibashi36–17
  16. 50’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura38–17
  17. 55’TJapan try · Doga Maeda43–17
  18. 56’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura45–17
  19. 61’TJapan try · Ataata Moeakiola50–17
  20. 62’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura52–17
  21. 74’TJapan try57–17
  22. 75’CJapan conversion · Ryoto Nakamura59–17

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Kengo KitagawaProp
  2. 2Atsushi SakateHooker
  3. 3Takayuki WatanabeProp
  4. 4Naohiro KotakiSecond row
  5. 5Kazuhiko UsamiSecond row
  6. 6Hiroki YamamotoFlanker
  7. 7Shokei KinFlanker
  8. 8Tevita TatafuNumber 8
  9. 9Keisuke UchidaScrum-half
  10. 10Ryoto NakamuraFly-half
  11. 11Kentaro KodamaWing
  12. 12Takuya IshibashiCentre
  13. 13Doga MaedaCentre
  14. 14Ataata MoeakiolaWing
  15. 15Ryuji NoguchiFull-back
  16. 16Shogo MiuraBench
  17. 17Daigo HashimotoBench
  18. 18Yu ChinenBench
  19. 19Kotaro YatabeBench
  20. 20Faulua MakisiBench
  21. 21Daiki NakajimaBench
  22. 22Takuhei YasudaBench
  23. 23Masato FurukawaBench

Hong Kong China

  1. 1Ben HigginsProp
  2. 2Lachlan ChubbHooker
  3. 3Jack ParfittProp
  4. 4Jack DelaforceSecond row
  5. 5Adrian GriffithsSecond row
  6. 6James CunninghamFlanker
  7. 7Matt LammingFlanker
  8. 8Dan FalveyNumber 8
  9. 9Cado LeeScrum-half
  10. 10Ben RimeneFly-half
  11. 11Rowan VartyWing
  12. 12Tyler SpitzCentre
  13. 13James RobinsonCentre
  14. 14Ryan MeacheamWing
  15. 15Alex McQueenFull-back
  16. 16Jamie TsangBench
  17. 17Adam FullgrabeBench
  18. 18Alex Ng Wai ShingBench
  19. 19Nick HewsonBench
  20. 20Tony Wong Ho YeungBench
  21. 21Lee JonesBench
  22. 22Adam RolstonBench
  23. 23Niall RowarkBench

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Context

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

Japan going in
Hong Kong China going in

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