2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan
| 2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan |
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Niall O'Donovan |
| Tour captain(s) |
David Humphreys |
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| Summary |
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 Japan
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2005 Ireland rugby union tour of Japan. Eleven Ireland players, including their captain Brian O'Driscoll, plus their coach Eddie O'Sullivan were included in the British and Irish Lions squad for their tour of New Zealand. As a result the Ireland squad for this tour featured nine previously uncapped players and an interim coach.
This matches were the second important appointment for Japanese team, after the tour of South America in April.
Japan: 15.Goshi Tachikawa, 14.Daisuke Ohata 
, 13.Reuben Parkinson, 12.Yukio Motoki, 11.Hiroki Mizuno, 10.Kyohei Morita, 9.Wataru Murata, 8.Takuro Miuchi (capt.), 7.Ryota Asano Inose, 6.Hare Makiri, 5.Jamie Washington, 4.Takanori Kumagae, 3.Ryo Yamamura, 2.Ken Tsukagoshi, 1.Hiroshi Takahashi, – replacements: 17.Kenji Kasai, 18.Shigeyasu Takagi, 19.Hitoshi Ono, 20.Shota Goto, 21.Tomoaki Nakai, 22.Teppei Tomioka – No entry : 16.Masakazu Nakabayashi
Ireland: 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.Tommy Bowe, 13.Gavin Duffy, 12.Kevin Maggs, 11.Anthony Horgan, 10.David Humphreys (capt.), 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Roger Wilson, 7.Johnny O'Connor, 6.Alan Quinlan, 5.Matt McCullough, 4.Leo Cullen, 3.Simon Best, 2.Frankie Sheahan, 1.Marcus Horan, – replacements: 16.Bernard Jackman, 17.Reggie Corrigan, 18.Trevor Hogan, 19.Eric Miller, 20.Kieran Campbell, 21.Jeremy Staunton, 22.David Quinlan
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, 13.Reuben Parkinson, 12.Yukio Motoki, 11.Hiroki Mizuno, 10.Kyohei Morita, 9.Wataru Murata, 8.Takuro Miuchi (capt.), 7.Ryota Asano Inose, 6.Hare Makiri, 5.Jamie Washington, 4.Takanori Kumagae, 3.Ryo Yamamura, 2.Ken Tsukagoshi, 1.Hiroshi Takahashi, – replacements: 17.Kenji Kasai, 18.Shigeyasu Takagi, 19.Hitoshi Ono, 20.Shota Goto, 21.Tomoaki Nakai, 22.Teppei Tomioka – No entry : 16.Masakazu Nakabayashi