V Wednesday 13th July 2011, KO: 15:10 Churchill Park, Lautoka

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1 PNC MATCH PREVIEW V Wednesday 13th July 011, KO: 15:10 Headlines have won all five matches between the two sides in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup, scoring 145 points and conceding 89. The biggest win by over was in 00. need three more points to reach 500 in PNC history, in their 4th match. replacement TANIELA RAWAQA is the leading scorer in the history of the tournament on 103 points. HIROTOKI ONOZAWA will be making his 63rd appearance for and is the second most capped player behind YUKIO MOTOKI, who made 9 appearances between 1991 and 005. ONOZAWA is also the second highest try scorer for on 4, still a long way behind the world record holder, DAISUKE OHATA, who scored 69 tries in 58 test matches. HITOSHI ONO will make his 50th test match appearance for if he comes off the replacements bench on Wednesday. replacement SHAUN WEBB needs 11 more points to reach 00 in test match history in his 9th match and would become their sixth player to reach that landmark. Let s get physical Team Age of Starting XV years 10 months years months Height (cm) Height of Pack s 185 cm or taller Weight (kg) Weight of Pack s 100 kg are on average two cm taller than their opponents in the line out and six kg per man heavier in the scrum. The tall guys s second row forward TEVITA CAVUBATI is the tallest player on the pitch at 00 cm (6ft 6ins), which is four cm above his opposite number JUSTIN IVES. The powerhouse unit The combined weight of the pack is 915 kg, which gives them an advantage of 51 kg over their opponents in the scrum. s heaviest player is tighthead prop SETEFANO SOMOCA at 1 kg (19st 3lbs) and is four kg heavier than the two ese props, NAOKI KAWAMATA and NOZOMU FUJITA. 011 PNC Records >> >> Kurt Morath Tonga James So oialo Samoa Nicky Little Alesana Tuilagi Samoa Sekonaia Kalou Ryu Holani All Time PNC Records >> >> 11 Taniela Rawaqa James Arlidge Kurt Morath Tonga Hosea Gear Junior All Blacks / New Zealand Maori Anthony Tuitavake Junior All Blacks Lachie Turner Australia A Vungakoto Lilo Tonga The man in the middle PETER FITZGIBBON of Ireland takes charge of this match, his fourth in the PNC and his second involving each side. He officiated in s win over Tonga in 010 and in s 8- win over the same opponents last week. International Rugby Board 011. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (11/0/011 1:53). Page 1

2 Wednesday 13th July 011 PNC Facts & Figures Pacific Nations Cup Experience IRB Pacific Nations Cup Facts and figures s line up has made a total of 3 starting appearances for them in IRB Pacific Nations Cup tournaments, with 3 wins, four draws and 3 defeats between them. Hooker SUNIA KOTO is their most experienced PNC campaigner, with 16 starting appearances and seven wins, including four against. TIMOCI NAGUSA and ILIESA KERESONI both scored a try in last year s -8 win over. Replacement TANIELA RAWAQA has scored two tries against, one in a win in 00 and the other in s 4-1 success in 008. have 68 starting appearances between them with 4 wins and 44 defeats. Captain TAKASHI KIKUTANI has the most starting appearances with 15 and has been on the winning side five times. He has scored three tries against, including two in a defeat in 009, but has lost all four games played against them. : The most points in a match involving was 9 (twice), including the win over in 009. The least points in a match was 11 against Samoa in 00, when they lost 8-3. That was also the lowest score in any PNC match. There has only been one drawn match in the 58 played in PNC competition between and Australia A in 00, which ended One of only two teams to have a man sent off in the competition MOSESE LUVEITASAU against Samoa in 006. : The most points in a match was 8 against New Zealand Maori in 008, when they were beaten 65-. The least points in a match was 16 against Samoa in 00, when they lost The only side to kick more than one drop goal in the history of the tournament, with three in total. The only side to have conceded over 100 tries in PNC competition 113 in total. RYAN NICHOLAS has scored 49 points in PNC competition, including two tries which both came in a 31-3 win over Samoa last year. This will be his 11th consecutive starting appearance in the competition, more than any other player involved in Wednesday s match. International Rugby Board 011. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (11/0/011 1:53). Page

3 Wednesday 13th July 011 Team Sheets JAPAN IRB RANKING: 13 Test #: 6 Takehisa Usuzuki Toshiba Brave Lupus Itaru Taniguchi Kobe Steel 14 6 Nozomu Fujita Honda Heat Koji Taira Murray Williams Toyota Motor Verblitz Toshizumi Kitagawa Toyota Motor Verblitz 3 Go Aruga Takashi Kikutani (C) Toyota Motor Verblitz 5 Takeshi Kizu Kobe Steel 15 Ryan Nicholas Atsushi Hiwasa 8 Justin Ives Panasonic Wild Knights Naoki Kawamata 1 Panasonic Wild Knights Hirotoki Onozawa Michael Leitch Toshiba Brave Lupus 11 Replacements 16 Shota Horie (Panasonic Wild Knights) 1 Kensuke Hatakeyama () 18 Hitoshi Ono (Toshiba Brave Lupus) 19 Tadasuke Nishihara (Panasonic Wild Knights) 0 Tomoki Yoshida (Toshiba Brave Lupus) 1 Shaun Webb (Coca Cola West Red Sparks) Yuta Imamura (Kobe Steel) Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 1 Avg Age Starting Lineup: Oldest : Hirotoki Onozawa (33) Youngest : Michael Leitch () Avg Weight Forwards: 108 kg Officials Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) - 11 Tests Tests at Venue: 0 Tests : 3 Tests : Tests Test Debut: 18/03/006 - Portugal v Romania Assistant Referee 1: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Graham Dewes 1 Sunia Koto Setefano Somoca 3 Assistant Referee : James Bolabiu () Counties Manukau Narbonne Sigatoka, Nadroga Dominiko Waqaniburotu (C) Tevita Cavubati Sportswood United Ifereimi Rawaqa Toyota Jido Shokki Akapusi Qera Fraser Tech Vitori Buatava Sisa Koyamaibole Sale Sharks 9 8 Seremaia Bai 10 Gloucester Rugby Replacements 16 Waisea Daveta Nailago (Toorak Blues) 1 Penijamini Makutu (Cuvu) 18 Rupeni Nasiga (Sigatoka, Nadroga) 19 Jimilai Naikadawa (Kaite) 0 Waisale Vatuvoka (Duavata) 1 Waisea Luveniyali (London Welsh) Taniela Rawaqa (Vuda One) Badia ASD Castres Olympique Napolioni Nalaga Police Seru Rabeni La Rochelle Iliesa Keresoni Ravai Fatiaki 15 Nausori Timoci Nagusa Montpellier Herault Rugby Club Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 4 Avg Age Starting Lineup: Oldest : Seru Rabeni (3) Youngest : Penijamini Makutu () Avg Weight Forwards: 114 kg Saracens FIJI IRB RANKING: 1 Test #: 8 International Rugby Board 011. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (11/0/011 1:53). Page 3

4 Wednesday 13th July 011 Head to Head Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 1/06/010 8 Lautoka 03/0/ Suva /06/ Tokyo 1/09/ Toulouse 6/05/ Lautoka Summary 1 Matches (0 Draw) Won Conversions 8 6 Penalties 4 1 Drop Goals 0 Records For against For against 3 s - 5 Appearances 5 - s Keiji Hirose Nicky Little s Akapusi Qera Ryan Nicholas - 4 Conversions 10 - Nicky Little Keiji Hirose - Penalties 1 - Nicky Little Andy Miller - 1 Drop Goals - Records in a Match For against For against Shotaro Onishi on 1/09/ Seremaia Bai on 03/0/009 On 4 Occasions - - On 5 Occasions Ryan Nicholas on 03/0/009-4 Conversions 4 - On 3 Occasions On 3 Occasions - 4 Penalties 4 - Seremaia Bai on 03/0/009 Andy Miller on 3/10/003-1 Drop Goals - Team Records in a Match For against For against On 03/0/ On 0/05/000 On 03/0/ On Occasions On 03/0/009-4 Conversions 4 - On 3 Occasions On 3 Occasions - 4 Penalties 4 - On Occasions On 3/10/003-1 Drop Goals - International Rugby Board 011. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (11/0/011 1:53). Page 4

5 Wednesday 13th July 011 Head Coach: John Kirwan Debut: 18/11/006 v Hong Kong (W 5-3) Winning Ratio: 6.00% per Match: 6.14 Record Under John Kirwan 31 Wins 1 Drawn 18 Lost 146 For 1118 Against 30 For 144 Against 3 For Conversions 100 Against 53 For Penalties 63 Against For Drop Goals Against Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 09/0/011 Tonga W 8 Suva 0/0/011 Samoa L Tokyo 1/05/011 Sri Lanka W Colombo 13/05/011 United Arab Emirates W Dubai 0/05/011 Kazakhstan W 61 0 Bangkok For 305 Ag 4 For 46 Ag 8 Info For Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Cons Pens DGs Naoki Kawamata 1 5 /11/ Takeshi Kizu 1/11/ Nozomu Fujita /05/ Justin Ives 4 30/04/ Toshizumi Kitagawa /11/ Itaru Taniguchi /11/ Michael Leitch 16/11/ Takashi Kikutani (C) /11/ Atsushi Hiwasa /04/ Murray Williams /0/ Hirotoki Onozawa /06/ Ryan Nicholas 1 3 6/04/ Koji Taira 13 8 /04/ Takehisa Usuzuki /05/ Go Aruga 15 18/11/ Total Shota Horie /11/ Kensuke Hatakeyama /11/ Hitoshi Ono /05/ Tadasuke Nishihara /0/ Tomoki Yoshida 0 9 /04/ Shaun Webb /05/ Yuta Imamura 6 16/04/ Records For Caps 9 - Yukio Motoki 6 - Hirotoki Onozawa 61 - Takeomi Ito 69 - Daisuke Ohata 4 - Hirotoki Onozawa 8 - Terunori Masuho Keiji Hirose 34 - Toru Kurihara Daisuke Ohata Records (In a Match) : 60 - Toru Kurihara v Chinese Taipei on 1/0/00 : 8 - Daisuke Ohata v Chinese Taipei on 06/0/00 Conversions: 15 - Toru Kurihara v Chinese Taipei on 1/0/00 Penalties: 9 - Keiji Hirose v Tonga on 08/05/1999 Drop Goals: - Kensuke Iwabuchi v Argentina on 15/09/1998 Team Records (In a Match) : 155 v Chinese Taipei on 06/0/00 : 3 v Chinese Taipei on 06/0/00 Conversions: 0 v Chinese Taipei on 06/0/00 Penalties: 9 v Tonga on 08/05/1999 Drop Goals: v Argentina on 15/09/1998 International Rugby Board 011. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (11/0/011 1:53). Page 5

6 Wednesday 13th July 011 Head Coach: Samu Domoni Debut: 05/06/010 v Australia (L 3-49) Winning Ratio: 33.33% per Match: 1.89 Info For Record Under Samu Domoni 3 Wins 1 Drawn 5 Lost 16 For 63 Against 1 For 9 Against 14 For Conversions 3 Against 1 For Penalties 4 Against 0 For Drop Goals 0 Against Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 09/0/011 Samoa W Suva 0/0/011 Tonga L 1 45 Lautoka /11/010 Italy L 16 4 Modena 19/11/010 Wales D Cardiff 13/11/010 France L 1 34 Nantes For 101 Ag 13 For 9 Ag 11 Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Cons Pens DGs Graham Dewes 1 9 6/05/ Sunia Koto 31 03/06/ Setefano Somoca Tevita Cavubati 4 3 0/0/ Ifereimi Rawaqa /06/ Dominiko Waqaniburotu (C) /06/ Akapusi Qera 09/0/ Sisa Koyamaibole /06/ Vitori Buatava /05/ Seremaia Bai /05/ Napolioni Nalaga /11/ Seru Rabeni 1 3 0/05/ Ravai Fatiaki /0/ Timoci Nagusa /06/ Iliesa Keresoni /0/ Total Waisea Daveta Nailago Penijamini Makutu 1 0/0/ Rupeni Nasiga /0/ Jimilai Naikadawa /11/ Waisale Vatuvoka 0 14/11/ Waisea Luveniyali /06/ Taniela Rawaqa 5 19/05/ Records For Caps 6 - Nicky Little 50 - Jacob Rauluni 49 - Joeli Veitayaki 18 - Senivalati Laulau 16 - Fero Lasagavibau 16 - Viliame Satala 60 - Nicky Little 68 - Severo Koroduadua 1 - Waisale Serevi Records (In a Match) : 36 - Severo Koroduadua v Niue Island on 10/09/1983 : 6 - Tevita Makutu v Papua New Guinea on 30/08/199 Conversions: 18 - Severo Koroduadua v Niue Island on 10/09/1983 Penalties: - Nicky Little v Samoa on 08/0/001 Drop Goals: 3 - Opeti Turuva v Samoa on 0/0/1994 Team Records (In a Match) : 10 v Niue Island on 10/09/1983 : 5 v Solomon Islands on 1/08/1969 Conversions: 19 v Solomon Islands on 1/08/1969 Penalties: v Samoa on 08/0/001 Drop Goals: 3 on Occasions International Rugby Board 011. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (11/0/011 1:53). Page 6