2005 Japan rugby union tour of South America
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 Uruguay |
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 Argentina |
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The 2005 Japan rugby union tour of South America was a series of matches played in April 2005 in Uruguay and Argentina by Japan national rugby union team.
Matches
In the first match, eight Japanese players made their debut.
| 16 April 2005 |
| Uruguay | 24–18 |  Japan |
| Try: Dugonjic, Perez del Castillo 3 Con: Perez del Castillo 2 | Try: Loamanu, Ohata Con: Morita Pen: Morita Drop: Morita |
| Luis Franzini, Montevideo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Leonardo Borghi (Argentina) |
In the second match, Japan meet a young and inexperienced Argentinian team, with three debuts (Avramovic, Creevy and Leguizamón), and without several of their players who played at European clubs. The result was a whitewash with Argentina easily winning by 32 points.
| 23 April 2005 |
| Argentina | 68–36 | Japan |
| Try: Albina, Ayerza Bosch, Genoud 2 Higgs 2, Leguizamón penalty try Con: J. Fernández Miranda 2 Todeschini 5 Pen: Todeschini 3 | Try: Motoki, Ohata Onozawa, Tachikawa Con: Morita 2 Pen: Morita 3 Drop: Morita |
| Stadium of B.A. C & R, Buenos Aires Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
References
- "MEMORIA Temporada año 2005" (PDF) (in Spanish). Union Argentina de Rugby. December 2005. Archived from the original(PDF) on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
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