Japan national rugby union team
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The Japan national rugby union team, nicknamed the Brave Blossoms, is the country’s top men’s rugby side and a rising force in international rugby, known for its fast, skillful play and notable Rugby World Cup upsets.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan men’s national rugby union team | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national rugby union team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestRugbyWorldCupResult | quarter-finals ⓘ |
| captain | Kazuki Himeno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| emblem | cherry blossom ⓘ |
| firstRugbyWorldCupAppearance | 1987 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTestMatchOpponent | British Isles rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTestMatchYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| formerCaptain | Michael Leitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerHeadCoach |
Eddie Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamie Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's team ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlayerPoolFrom | Japan Rugby League One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
International Stadium Yokohama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedTournament | 2019 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyPattern | red and white hoops ⓘ |
| nickname | Brave Blossoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictory |
Japan 19–12 Ireland (2019 Rugby World Cup)
ⓘ
Japan 28–21 Scotland (2019 Rugby World Cup) ⓘ Japan 34–32 South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reachedQuarterFinalsIn | 2019 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Hong Kong national rugby union team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korea national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | JPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| status | rising force in international rugby ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
fast
ⓘ
skillful ⓘ |
| teamColors | red and white ⓘ |
| testMatchStatus | full member of World Rugby ⓘ |
| traditionalStrengthInRegion | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupAppearances | 10 ⓘ |
| worldRugbyRankingBestPosition | 8 ⓘ |
| worldRugbyRankingBestYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| worldRugbyRegion | Asia Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup)
this entity surface form:
Japan men’s national rugby union team
subject surface form:
Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup)
subject surface form:
National Stadium (Tokyo)