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39 players. 16 clubs. 390 combined caps. Japan squad for the 2026 Nations Championship.
Captain
DEARNS
Head Coach
EDDIE JONES
Total Caps
390
Uncapped
13
Youngest Player
21
Oldest Player
37
Position
Experience
PROP
YOTA
KAMIMORI
Caps
2
Age
27
Club
KUBOTA SPEARS
PROP
TAKATO
OKABE
Caps
8
Age
31
Club
YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES
PROP
SOJIRO
OTSUKA
Caps
0
Age
21
Club
KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY
PROP
IZI
SWORD
Caps
0
Age
25
Club
KUBOTA SPEARS
PROP
SHIGURE
TAKAO
Caps
0
Age
29
Club
—
PROP
SHUHEI
TAKEUCHI
Caps
24
Age
28
Club
TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH
PROP
KEIJIRO
TAMEFUSA
Caps
20
Age
24
Club
KUBOTA SPEARS
HOOKER
HAYATE
ERA
Caps
6
Age
24
Club
KUBOTA SPEARS
HOOKER
MAMORU
HARADA
Caps
12
Age
27
Club
MOANA PASIFIKA
HOOKER
KENJI
SATO
Caps
9
Age
23
Club
SAITAMA PANASONIC WILD KNIGHTS
LOCK
JACK
CORNELSEN
Caps
28
Age
31
Club
SAITAMA WILD KNIGHTS
LOCK
WARNER
DEARNS (C)
Caps
32
Age
24
Club
TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO
LOCK
ESEI
HA'ANGANA
Caps
0
Age
27
Club
SAITAMA PANASONIC WILD KNIGHTS
LOCK
HARRY
HOCKINGS
Caps
2
Age
27
Club
TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH
LOCK
WAISAKE
RARATUBUA
Caps
5
Age
28
Club
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
LOCK
MIKE
STOLBERG
Caps
0
Age
34
Club
TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS
FLANKER
TIENNAN
COSTLEY
Caps
11
Age
26
Club
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
FLANKER
BEN
GUNTER
Caps
17
Age
28
Club
SAITAMA WILD KNIGHTS
FLANKER
MICHAEL
LEITCH
Caps
90
Age
37
Club
TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS TOKYO
FLANKER
ASERI
MASIVOU
Caps
0
Age
29
Club
—
FLANKER
KANJI
SHIMOKAWA
Caps
23
Age
27
Club
TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH
SCRUM HALF
TAKURO
HOJO
Caps
0
Age
24
Club
MIE HONDA HEAT
SCRUM HALF
ITSUKI
KAMIMURA
Caps
0
Age
23
Club
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
SCRUM HALF
NAOTO
SAITO
Caps
27
Age
28
Club
STADE TOULOUSAIN
SCRUM HALF
HARUTO
WATANABE
Caps
0
Age
21
Club
KINDAI UNIVERSITY
FLY HALF
SAM
GREENE
Caps
6
Age
31
Club
—
FLY HALF
RYUNOSUKE
ITO
Caps
0
Age
21
Club
MEIJI UNIVERSITY
FLY HALF
SHINYA
KOMURA
Caps
3
Age
24
Club
TOYOTA VERBLITZ
FLY HALF
TAKURO
MATSUNAGA
Caps
5
Age
27
Club
TOSHIBA BRAVE LUPUS
CENTRE
YUYA
HIROSE
Caps
5
Age
25
Club
KUBOTA SPEARS
CENTRE
YUKI
IKEDA
Caps
2
Age
31
Club
—
CENTRE
DYLAN
RILEY
Caps
38
Age
29
Club
SAITAMA WILD KNIGHTS
CENTRE
SHOTA
TAIRA
Caps
0
Age
22
Club
—
CENTRE
SAMISONI
TUA
Caps
3
Age
31
Club
URAYASU D-ROCKS
WING
BURUA
INOKE
Caps
0
Age
27
Club
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
WING
KIPPEI
ISHIDA
Caps
9
Age
26
Club
YOKOHAMA CANON EAGLES
WING
TAIRA
MAIN
Caps
1
Age
25
Club
—
WING
KAZUMA
UEDA
Caps
2
Age
23
Club
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
FULL BACK
SHUNSUKE
UENOBO
Caps
0
Age
22
Club
KOBELCO KOBE STEELERS
