TheBreakdown
Full time3 May 1997
Hong Kong China
42–20
Japan
Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong, Hong Kong China · Pacific Rim Championship 1997Head-to-head

Hong Kong China won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. –CHong Kong China conversion · Chris Gordon2–0
  2. –CHong Kong China conversion · Chris Gordon4–0
  3. –CHong Kong China conversion · Chris Gordon6–0
  4. –CHong Kong China conversion · Chris Gordon8–0
  5. –PHong Kong China penalty · Chris Gordon11–0
  6. –PHong Kong China penalty · Chris Gordon14–0
  7. –PHong Kong China penalty · Chris Gordon17–0
  8. –THong Kong China try · Chris Gordon22–0
  9. –THong Kong China try · Chris Gordon27–0
  10. –THong Kong China try · Riaz Fredericks32–0
  11. –THong Kong China try · Luke Nabaro37–0
  12. –THong Kong China try · Stuart Krohn42–0
  13. –CJapan conversion · Yoji Nagatomo42–2
  14. –PJapan penalty · Yoji Nagatomo42–5
  15. –TJapan try · Terunori Masuho42–10
  16. –TJapan try · Patiliai Tuidraki42–15
  17. –TJapan try · Kenichi Wada42–20

Line-ups

Hong Kong China

  1. 1Dean HerewiniProp
  2. 2Alan ClarkHooker
  3. 3David LewisProp
  4. 4Roger PattersonSecond row
  5. 5Stuart KrohnSecond row
  6. 6Jon DingleyFlanker
  7. 7Paul DingleyFlanker
  8. 8Duane DavisNumber 8
  9. 9Warren WarnerScrum-half
  10. 10Nigel D'AcreFly-half
  11. 11Luke NabaroWing
  12. 12Bill MaunsellCentre
  13. 13Riaz FredericksCentre
  14. 14Chris GordonWing
  15. 15Vaughan GoingFull-back
  16. 16Carl MurrayBench
  17. 17Isi Tu'ivaiBench
  18. 18Gary CrossBench
  19. 19Steve PengellyBench
  20. 20Niall McCarthyBench
  21. 21Brent EdwardsBench

Japan

  1. 1Keiji MizubeProp
  2. 2Masahiro KundaHooker
  3. 3Kazu HamabeProp
  4. 4Ishikeli BasiyaloSecond row
  5. 5Hiroyuki TanumaSecond row
  6. 6Ko Izawa-NakamuraFlanker
  7. 7Takeomi ItoFlanker
  8. 8Rob GordonNumber 8
  9. 9Yoji NagatomoScrum-half
  10. 10Kensuke IwabuchiFly-half
  11. 11Patiliai TuidrakiWing
  12. 12Yukio MotokiCentre
  13. 13Andrew McCormickCentre
  14. 14Daisuke OhataWing
  15. 15Kenichi WadaFull-back
  16. 16Terunori MasuhoBench
  17. 17Jun OyamadaBench
  18. 18Masami HorikoshiBench
  19. 19Kazuya KoizumiBench
  20. 20Kazuaki TakahashiBench
  21. 21Masaaki SakataBench

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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.