Japan National High School vs Harlequins U19s Preview

The Japan National High School team take on the Harlequins Under-19s in a friendly match on Tuesday, 17 March at The Stoop as part of their UK tour.

Feature Photo Credit – JRFU

The JRFU selected a 26-player touring squad (14 forwards, 12 backs) as the team visits England for a second consecutive year.

Japan Team Captain and Number Eight, Loketi Bruceneol, explained before they left Japan, “As we prepare for the England tour, I will focus on leading the team to unlock and maximise our collective strength. To achieve this, we must unite the individual abilities of the players and secure their commitment to the team. To secure victory over England, we will focus on being fully prepared to achieve our objectives.”

Photo Credit – Harlequins RFC

Harlequins Head of Academy, Chim Gale, said: “We’re really looking forward to hosting Japan Under-19s. It’ll be a great test for our Under-19 group to represent Harlequins against international opposition in front of a crowd at The Stoop.

The squad will be a mixture of first-year Senior Academy players, our Under-18s who will have just finished their season, and we’ll be welcoming back some familiar faces from last year’s Under-18s group too, who are now playing BUCS Super Rugby at universities across the country.

Fixtures such as this against an age-grade international side provide the group with valuable exposure and game time against different opposition, which is only going to aid their development.”

UPDATED RESULT – Japan HS 36-38 Harlequins U19

Japan Try Scorers: Ryuta Hirao, Kohaku Suda, Loketi Bruceneol, Sora Hayashi, Haruta Kukuho, (1 more TBC)

Japan National High School Team vs Harlequins U19 – Twickenham Stoop – March 17

Japan National High School Team Squad

The JRFU announced the High School squad for the opening match against Harlequins U19, with number 8 Loketi Bruceneol named as captain.

Harlequins U19 Squad

The English club said their selected squad includes Senior Academy, Under-18s, returning former Academy players and selected guests.

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Initially, the JRFU said matches would be available for streaming, but it has since announced that the game will be recorded and streamed later on JAPAN RUGBY TV (Japan Rugby Association’s official YouTube channel).

Tickets to watch the match are available for £5 for Adults and free for Under-18s.

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