Chairman of Selectors Chris Thurgate has named the 14 players chosen to represent Japan in the upcoming East Asia Cup, to be hosted in Sano from 3rd – 6th November.
The 14 are chosen from the 19-players selected in the 2016 National Training Squad, although Tsuyoshi Takada is unavailable due to being in Australia.
Thurgate said: “This is an exciting opportunity to give players some valuable match experience in the lead up to the EAP World Cup Qualify in Bendigo next year. There are lots of young players and we hope this will help further their development.”
The squad is as follows:
Masaomi Kobayashi © – MAX CC
Takuro Hagihara – MAX CC
Rui Matsumura – Chiba Sharks CC
Wataru Miyauchi – Uenomiya Junior High School & High School CC
Ken Okoshi – Wyverns CC
Tomoki Ota – Wyverns CC
Mian Muneeb Siddique – Chiba Sharks CC
Makoto Taniyama – MAX CC
Marcus Thurgate – Chiba Sharks CC
Nozomi Tomizawa – Chiba Sharks CC
Ryoya Tsutsui – Keio University CC
Kohei Wakita – International Buddhist University CC
Shodai Yamada – Wyverns CC
Jun Yamashita – International Buddhist University CC
