1999 Pacific Rim Championship

パシフィツク リム 選手権大会

         (エプソンカップ)

       結果最終

Pac Rim, 日本予想を覆す!
       装いを新たにしたPac Rim選手権大会は日本がタイトルを獲得し
       カナダが最下位。

の見だしで、英国のラグビー誌ラグビーワールドの9月号が4ページにわたりPac Rim の結果を
報じている。
要約すると、過去3年間カナダの独走だったが、新たに設立されたEpsonカップでは、カナダが5戦
全敗の最下位、一方、過去3年間最下位を低迷していた日本は、予想屋と自らを驚かす、僅か1敗
の成績で1999年度のエプソンカップを制し、スtsンドオフ(Fly−はlf)の廣瀬は1試合9ペナルティー
世界記録を樹立、日本の勝利には、外国籍選手が大いに貢献した。と報じている。
これは、原文で読んだほうが面白いので1部原文のまま、紹介したい。

JAPAN UPSET THE ODDS
What a difference a year makes! Last spring, having won the Pac Rim Championship for the third
time, Canada basked in solitary splendour.This year,in the underwritten and reconfigured  by the
Internationa Rugby Board Epson-sponsored tournament, Canada lost all five games and ended with
wooden spoon. Japan on the other hand ,wallowing at the bottom of the table, or near the
bottom, for the past thee years,suprised the odds-makers, and suprised themselves, by losing only
one game and winning the 1999 Epson Cup. - 中略- Fly-half Keiji Hirose-the tournament's
top scorer with 90 points-scored a Japanease record 34 points, and set a new world record with
nine penalty kicks against the Tongans.  -中略- Japan's success boiled down to playing two
styles of rugby,to improving defensively, and to adding former All Blacks to its roster, an addition
that caused wags to dub Japan the 'Cherry Blacks' instead of the Cherry Blossoms.
Foreign-born players,boasting three years residence, are not new to the Japan team;indeed,Kiwi
Andrew McCormick-Fergi's son- is the current captain. The addition of former All Black
scrum-half Graeme Bachop and No.8 Jamie Joseph,however,turned many Japanase heads. -後略-

Rugby World 1999 Sept より抜粋

(1) Fixture / Results(日本国際大会の初優勝)

Date HomeTeams(ホームチーム) Venue(会場)
May 1 Japan(日本) 23 - 21 Canada(カナダ) Tokyo
May 8 Japan(日本) 44 - 17 Tonga(トンガ) Tokyo
May 15 Canada(カナダ) 29 - 40 Fiji(フィジー) Vancouver
May 15 US Eagles(米国) 30 - 10 Tonga(トンガ) San Francisco
May 22 US Eagles(米国) 25 - 14 Fiji(フィジー) San Francisco
May 22 Japan(日本) 37 - 34 Western Samoa(西サモア) Osaka
May 29 Canada(カナダ) 13 - 17 Western Samoa(西サモア) Vancouver
June 5 Fiji(フィジー) 16 - 9 Japan(日本) Suva
June 5 Western Samoa(西サモア) 6 - 6 Tonga(トンガ) Apia
June 12 US Eagles(米国) 31 - 47 Japan(日本) Honolulu
June 19 Canada(カナダ) 17 - 18 US Eagles(米国) Toronto
June 26 Western Samoa(西サモア) 27 - 20 US Eagles(米国) Apia
June 26 Tonga(トンガ) 37 - 39 Fiji(フィジー) Nuku A'lofa
July 3 Tonga(トンガ) 18 - 10 Canad(カナダ) Nuku A'lofa
July 3 Fiji(フィジー) 15 - 27 Western Samoa(西サモア) Suva

(2)ポイント制

ポイント(Points) 内容
4点(Four) 勝ち(for win)
2点(two) 引き分け(for draw)
1点(one) 7点差未満の負け(if losing margin is less than 7 points)
0点(zero) 7点差以上の負け(if losing margin is more than 7points)
ボーナスポイント 1点(bonus) 4トライ以上したチーム(勝敗に無関係)(fo scoring four or more tries in a mutch)

(3) Standing

試合数
Played



得点
PA
失点
PF
ボーナス
Bonus
ポイント
Total
得失差
DIF
Japan 5 4 1 0 160 119 3 19 41
Samoa 5 3 1 1 111 91 5 17 20
USA 5 3 2 0 124 115 2 14 9
Fiji 5 3 2 0 124 127 2 14 -3
Tonga 5 1 3 1 88 129 2 8 -41
Canada 5 0 5 0 90 116 4 4 -26

(4) Score Board

1999.4.30 Tokyo 1999.5.8 Tokyo 1999.5.15
Japan Canada Japan Tonga Canada Fiji
1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 6
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
2 1 1 2 5 4 0 0 3 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 10 10 11 22 22 5 12 29 40
23 21 44 17 29 40
Nakamichi  1 R Snow Hasagawa  1 P Faletau R Snow  1 N Qoro
hasegawa  2 D Dunkley Sakata  2 M Kaihea M Cardinal  2 I Rasila
Kasai  3 J Thiel Nakamura  3 T Taumoepean R Bice  3 J Veitayaki
R Gordon  4 J Tait Sakuraba  4 I Fatani J Tait  4 S Raiwalui
Tanuma  5 A Healy Ohkubo  5 F Mati C Whittaker  5 I Tawake
Watanabe  6 J Hutchinson Watanabe  6 M Tepou J Hutchinson  6 I Tamarrivula
G Smith  7 D Baugh G Smith  7 J Koloi D Baugh  7 S Tawake
J Jaseph  8 R Bank J Jaseph  8 K Tu'ipulotu A Charron  8 K Sewabu
G Bachop  9 J Graf G Bachop  9 S Martin J Graf  9 S Nasagavesi
Hirose 10 B Ross Hirose 10  E Vunipola B Ross 10 N Little
Ohata 11 C Smith P Tuidraki 11 I Taueluelu C Smith 11 F Lasagavibau
Motoki 12 K Nichols Motoki 12 S Toupeafe K Nicols 12 W Sotutu
A McCormick 13 W Stanley A McCormik 13 E Tanu W Stanley 13 A Uluinayau
Masuho 14 J Cardle Ohata 14 F Tataf J Cardle 14 M Vunibaka
Matsuda 15  J Pagano Tachikawa 15 S Tu'ihalamaka J Pagano 15 V Satala
1999.5.15 1999.5.22 1999.5.22
USA Tonga Japan Samoa USAEagles Fiji
1 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1
1 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1
3 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 5 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 14 3 7 14 23 20 14 3 22 7 7
30 10 37 34 25 14
C Morrow  15 S Tu'halamaka Hasagawa  1 K Faivaai D Lyle  1
V Antitoni  14 J Koloi Kunda  2 T Leota R Tardit  2
J Grobler  13 I Tapueuelu Nakamura  3 F Palaamo D Hodges  3
A Saulala  12 K Fisilau Gordon  4 S Ta'ala A Parker  4
B Hightower  11 E Manu Ohkubo  5 L Tone L Gross  5
D Niu  10 B Woodey Itoh  6 F Tipi R Lehner  6
K Dalzell   9 S Marten Smith  7 O Glendinning T Billups  7
G Sucher   8 P Faletau Jaseph  8 P Lain S Sucher  8
T Eillups   7 L Maka Bachop  9 J Filemu K Dalzell  9
R Lehner   6 T Taumoepeau Hirose 10  S Bachop D Niu 10
L Gross   5 I Fatani Tuidraki 11 F Toala B Hightower 11
P Famer   4 F Mafi Motoki 12 T Vaega A Saulala 12
D Hodgers   3 M Tepou McCormick 13 G Leaupepe J Grobler 13
R Tardit   2 K Tu'ipulotu Ohhata 14 A Koko V Antitoui 14
D Lyle   1 A Toloke Hirao 15 S Leaega K Shuman 15
1999.5.29 1999.6.5 1999.6.5
Samoa Canada Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga
0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 14 10 3 10 6 6 3 6 0 0 6
17 13 16 9 6 6
K.Faivaa  1 R.Snow ラウス  1 Hasegawa  1
T.Leota  2 P.Dunkley G.Smith  2 Kunnda  2
F.Palaamo  3 R.Bice J.Veitayaki  3 Nakamura  3
S.Smith  4 M.James S.Raiwalui  4 Gordon  4
L.Tone  5 J.Hutchinson ナエボ  5 Ohkubo  5
S.Taala  6 R.Bank タブア  6 Itoh  6
O.Glendnning  7 D.Baugh S.Tawake  7 Smith  7
P.Lain  8 A.Charrou K.Sewabu  8 Jaseph  8
J.Filemu  9 J.Graf M.rauruni  9 Bachop  9
S.Bachop 10 G.Rees N.Little 10  Hirose 10
T.Vaega 11 C.Smith ティコ 11 Tuidraki 11
M.Faoagali 12 S.Bryan W.Sotutu 12 Motoki 12
G.Leaupepe 13 K.Nichols A.Uluinayau 13 MC'mik 13
F.To'ala 14 W.Stanley M.Vunibaka 14 Ohata 14
T.Vili 15  S.Stewart V.Satala 15 Tachikawa 15
Japan USA USA Canada Samoa USA
3 3 2 2 2 2 4 2
3 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 20 17 14 18 17 27 20
47 31 18 17 27 20
Hasagawa  1 G.Sucher J.Clayton  1 R.Snow B.Reidy  1 R.Lehner
Kunda  2 T.Billups T.Billups  2 M.Cardinal T.Fuga  2 T.Billups
Nakamura  3 R.Lehner G.Sucher  3 R.Bice F.Palaamo  3 G.Sucher
Ohkubo  4 L.Gross L.Gross  4 A.Charron L.Falaniko  4 L.Gross
Tanuma  5 P.Farmer A.Parker  5 J.Tait L.Tone  5 A.Parker
Watanabe  6 D.Hodges D.Hodges  6 J.Hutchinson S.Taala  6 D.Lyle
G.Smith  7 R.Tardits R.Tardits  7 D.Baugh C.Glendinning  7 R.Tardits
J.Jaseph  8 D.Lyle D.Lyle  8 R.Bank P.Lam  8 S.Pega
Murata  9 K.Dalzell K.Dalzell  9 J.Graf S.Sooialo  9 B.Howard
Hirose 10 D.Niu D.Niu 10  B.Ross S.Bachop 10 M.Williams
Masuho 11 B.Hightower B.Hightower 11 D.Loughead A.Sooalo 11 B.Hightower
Motoki 12 M.Scharrenber J.Grobler 12 S.Bryan J.Schuster 12 M.Scharrenber
McCormick 13 J.Grobler A.Saulala 13 K.Nichols G.Leaupepe 13 A.Sanlala
Ohata 14 V.Anitoni V.Anitoni 14 C.Smith G.Lima 14 A.Blom
Matsuda 15  K.Shuman C.Morrow 15 S.Stewart M.Umaga 15 V.Anitoni
1999.6.26 1999.7.3 1999.7.3
Fiji Tonga Tonga Canada Samoa Fiji
5 4
39 37 18 10 27 15
 1  1  1
 2  2  2
 3  3  3
 4  4  4
 5  5  5
 6  6  6
 7  7  7
 8  8  8
 9  9  9
10 10  10
11 11 11
12 12 12
13 13 13
14 14 14
15  15 15

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