1999 World Cup Qualifiers

Team Info

United States of America

Previous Game:

1997 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Canada

Next Game:

1999 World Cup Qualifiers - Round 3 vs. Canada

Japan

Previous Game:

1998 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Lebanon

Next Game:

1999 World Cup Qualifiers - Round 2 vs. Canada

Out:

Minoru Yoneta (fullback), Syoji Iwata (wing), Kenji Imanaga (centre), Go Tomioka (wing), Tsuyushi Okamura (five-eighth), Akira Masuda (hooker), Jyogi Komuro (front row), Masahuru Arioka (second row), Tatsuji Sato (second row), Shunji Ogata (lock), Kosaku Tsuda (bench), Sotashi Kourogi (bench)

In:

Yusuke Kanemura (fullback), Akira Itonaga (wing), Takahumi Imazono (centre), Joseph Tait (centre), Makoto Furuta (wing), Jeff Bannister (five-eighth), Ike Tateyama (halfback), Tsubase Shida (front row), Tim Sini (front row), Tomoaki Watanabe (second row), Michael Passi (lock), Soji Mitobe (bench)

Changes:

Amane Konishi (centre to second row), Kyohei Ueda (halfback to hooker), Daisuke Koumoto (front row to bench)