YOUNG, LIGHT, SHORT RUGBY TOURISTS

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30998, 2 March 1966, Page 19

YOUNG, LIGHT, SHORT RUGBY TOURISTS

A young, short and light side of 24 players has been selected to represent the Doshisha University Rugby Club in its tour ’ of the South Island during March and April.

' The side, the first Japanese Rugby team - to tour the South ' Island, and only the second to play in New Zealand, averages only list 21b a man. This young side has an , average age of 22 years and an average height of sft 7(in. . The average weight of the 13 forwards is list 111 b, with three players weighing less than list. The average height 1 of the forwards is sft Sjin, ' i with only one player as tall as 6ft and one as short as 1 sft 4in. i Three backs weigh less than • lOst and the average weight 1 is lOst 511 b. The average i height is sft 61in with five players at sft 4in. Four players have been ! selected for the Japan Best > XV: three forwards and a ! back. ■ The team is:— Full-back.—Goto Fijita: Age , 20, height sft 4in, weight 10®t. - Wings.—Shigeyuki Maniwa: 20, i sft Gin, lOst 31b. Joshihiro Sakata: 23, sft 6in list 41b (Japan Best XV). Centres.—Kenji Matagi: 24. ■ sft 4in. lOst 31b. Takeshi Hashimoto: 23, sft 6in, lOst 31b. Hirokazu Ishizuka: 20, sft Ilin, list 41b. Otoji Wurano: 20, sft Sin. lOst. Fly-halves.—Shinji liinia: 24.

sft 6in. lOst 71b. Masato Xakagawa: 21, sft 4in, 9st 121 b. Scrum-halves.—Kenzo Imamura: 23, sft 4in, 9st 61b. Takeshi Itoh: 20, sft 4in, 9st 101 b. Props.—Katsumi Miyaji (captain): 25, sft 9in, 13st lib (Japan Best XV). Harunii Inoue: 21, sft Bin, 12st 31b. Motoyuki Sumitomo: 24, sft Tin, list 111 b (Japan Best XV). Masaki Takahashi: 22. sft Sin, 12st. Hookers. —Yiitaka Hirasawa: 23, sft 4in, lOst 101 b. Shigeru Nishimura: 20, sft 6in, lOst 121 b.

Locks.—Masayazu Okado: 25, , sft Ilin. 12st Sib. Hitoshi Matsuyama: 22, sft 10in, 12s't BJb. Masao Kawase: 19. tift, 12st 41b. Flankers.—Tsuyoshi Kuroda: 23, sft Gin, lOst 101 b. Yoshitake Fujikawa: 21, sft Sin, list 101 b. Shozo Fujita: 24, sft Sin. list. No. Eights.—Hiroji Ishizuka: 24. sft Ilin, 12st 31b (Japan Best i XV). Sadao Watanabe: 20, sft Ilin, list 111 b. The manager is Mr Shigeru Konno and the assistant manager and coach, Mr Hitoshi Oka.