TheBreakdown
Full time29 June 1997
Japan
23–41
Hong Kong China
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan · Pacific Rim Championship 1997Head-to-head

Hong Kong China won by 18 points.

Scoring

  1. –CJapan conversion · Wataru Murata2–0
  2. –PJapan penalty · Wataru Murata5–0
  3. –PJapan penalty · Wataru Murata8–0
  4. –TJapan try · Lopeti Oto13–0
  5. –TJapan try · Wataru Murata18–0
  6. –TJapan try · Masaaki Sakata23–0
  7. –CHong Kong China conversion · Carl Murray23–2
  8. –CHong Kong China conversion · Carl Murray23–4
  9. –CHong Kong China conversion · Carl Murray23–6
  10. –CHong Kong China conversion · Carl Murray23–8
  11. –CHong Kong China conversion · Carl Murray23–10
  12. –PHong Kong China penalty · Carl Murray23–13
  13. –PHong Kong China penalty · Carl Murray23–16
  14. –THong Kong China try · Riaz Fredericks23–21
  15. –THong Kong China try · Luke Nabaro23–26
  16. –THong Kong China try · Luke Nabaro23–31
  17. –THong Kong China try · Jon Dingley23–36
  18. –THong Kong China try · Steve Pengelly23–41

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Kazuaki TakahashiProp
  2. 2Masaaki SakataHooker
  3. 3Kohei OguchiProp
  4. 4Yoshihiko SakurabaSecond row
  5. 5Ishikeli BasiyaloSecond row
  6. 6Kazuya KoizumiFlanker
  7. 7Hiroyuki TanumaFlanker
  8. 8Ko Izawa-NakamuraNumber 8
  9. 9Wataru MurataScrum-half
  10. 10Kensuke IwabuchiFly-half
  11. 11Terunori MasuhoWing
  12. 12Yukio MotokiCentre
  13. 13Andrew McCormickCentre
  14. 14Lopeti OtoWing
  15. 15Kenichi WadaFull-back
  16. 16Kiyoshi ImaizumiBench
  17. 17Akira YoshidaBench
  18. 18Masami HorikoshiBench
  19. 19Kenji SatoBench
  20. 20Kazu HamabeBench
  21. 21Shin HasegawaBench

Hong Kong China

  1. 1Niall McCarthyProp
  2. 2Alan ClarkHooker
  3. 3Dean HerewiniProp
  4. 4Roger PattersonSecond row
  5. 5Steve PengellySecond row
  6. 6Jon DingleyFlanker
  7. 7Brent EdwardsFlanker
  8. 8Stuart KrohnNumber 8
  9. 9Warren WarnerScrum-half
  10. 10Carl MurrayFly-half
  11. 11Luke NabaroWing
  12. 12Bill MaunsellCentre
  13. 13Riaz FredericksCentre
  14. 14Chris GordonWing
  15. 15Vaughan GoingFull-back
  16. 16Nigel D'AcreBench
  17. 17Gary CrossBench
  18. 18Rick MuickBench
  19. 19Kenin YipBench
  20. 20Ben PerrinBench
  21. 21Scott CartwrightBench

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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

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.