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Japan Rugby World Cup squad

rugby15 August 2023 03:34| © AFP
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Keita Inagaki © Getty Images

Japan squad for the Rugby World Cup (September 8-October 28) announced on Tuesday:

Props: Keita Inagaki (Saitama), Craig Millar (Saitama), Sione Halasili (Yokohama), Jiwon Gu (Kobe), Shinnosuke Kakinaga (Suntory), Asaeli Ai Valu (Saitama)

Hookers: Shota Horie (Saitama), Atsushi Sakate (Saitama), Kosuke Horikoshi (Suntory)

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Locks: James Moore (Urayasu)

Back row: Jack Cornelsen (Saitama), Shota Fukui (Saitama), Kazuki Himeno (Toyota), Michael Leitch (Toshiba), Ben Gunter (Saitama)

Scrum-halves: Naoto Saito (Suntory), Yutaka Nagare (Suntory), Kenta Fukuda (Toyota)

Fly-halves: Lee Seung-sin (Kobe), Rikiya Matsuda (Saitama), Jumpei Ogura (Yokohama)

Wings: Siosaia Fifita (Hanazono), Semisi Masirewa (Hanazono), Jone Naikabula (Toshiba), Lomano Lava Lemeki (NEC)

Centres: Ryoto Nakamura (Suntory), Tomoki Osada (Saitama), Shogo Nakano (Suntory), Dylan Riley (Saitama)

Full-backs: Kotaro Matsushima (Suntory)

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