JAPAN SQUAD 2004 Posn Name Company/Club Age School Ht. (cm) Wt. (kg) Date of Birth Caps PR1 YAMAMOTO Masahito Toyota 25 Eitoku HS 185 110 1978.5.29 13 HISADOMI Yuichi NEC 25 Kanto Gakuin U. 183 107 1978.8.11 6 HO MATSUBARA Yuji Kobe 24 Meiji U. 180 100 1979.9.5 1 YAMAMOTO Mitsugu Sanyo 23 Kanto Gakuin U. 174 105 1981.5.12 - PR3 TOYOYAMA Masahiko Toyota 27 Osaka PE U. 178 107 1976.8.18 24 YAMAMURA Ryo Yamaha 22 Kanto Gakuin U. 185 105 1981.8.9 6 LO4 KUMAGAE Takanori NEC 25 Hosei U. 193 103 1978.5.31 1 LO5 VATUVEI Ruatangi Toshiba 26 Daito Bunka U. 190 117 1977.12.8 15 FL6 SAITO Yuya Kobe 27 Meiji U 185 95 1977.4.28 14 FL7 KUBO Koichi Yamaha 28 Daito Bunka U. 190 98 1976.1.13 17 (Capt.) MIUCHI Takuro NEC 28 Kanto Gakuin U. 187 105 1975.12.11 15 No.8 ITO Takeomi Kobe 33 Hosei U. 185 90 1971.4.11 54 WATANABE Yasunori Toshiba 29 Nihon PE U. 192 106 1974.6.2 22 SH ITO Mamoru Toshiba 28 Senshu U. 175 75 1975.12.8 6 IKEDA Wataru Sanyo 28 Ryutsu Keizai U. 172 75 1975.11.17 1 SO ITO Hiroaki L’Aquila (Italy) 28 Meiji U. 170 73 1975.11.17 1 MORITA Kyohei Hosei University 20 Osaka Kodai HS 180 83 1984.2.6 - WTB11 HIRAO Takafumi Kobe 29 Doshisha U. 182 85 1975.5.3 8 ONO Hitoshi Toshiba 26 Nihon U. 191 105 1978.5.6 1 CTB12 MOTOKI Yukio Kobe 32 Meiji U. 176 86 1971.8.27 65 SHIMOMURA Seiichi Sanyo 22 Kanto Gakuin U. 175 84 1981.9.20 - CTB13 OHATA Daisuke Kobe 28 Kyoto Sangyo U. 176 80 1975.11.11 41 MUKOYAMA Masatoshi NEC 29 Doshisha U. 182 90 1975.5.20 1 WTB14 ONOZAWA Hirotoki Suntory 26 Chuo U. 180 82 1978.3.29 18 FB TACHIKAWA Goushi Toshiba 27 Kanto Gakuin U. 181 90 1976.11.25 3 OHIGASHI Koichi NEC 24 Tokai U. 176 73 1979.10.3 1 ■Players Added Posn Name Company/Club Age School Ht. (cm) Wt. (kg) Date of Birth Caps (May 20): Lock/Flanker Ferideriki MAO World 26 Daito Bunka U. 190 110 1977.8.21 - (May 22):PR3 MIYAMOTO Yasumasa Sanyo 24 Tokai U. 186 120 1979.8.9 - ■Staff Role Name Club/Co. Head Coach HAGIMOTO Mitsutake Kobe Steel Coach SAKURABA Yoshihiko Kamaishi Sea Waves Technical NAKAYAMA Mitsuyuki Kobe Kobelco Steelers Technical SANO Jun Yamaha Jubilo Fitness & Conditioning SUITA Nagao Suntory Sungoliath