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| 2022 France rugby union tour of Japan | |||||
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| Coach(es) | Fabien Galthié | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Charles Ollivon | ||||
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 Japan |
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| Previous tour | Australia 2021 | ||||
| Next tour | Argentina 2024 | ||||
In July 2022, France played a two-test series against Japan as part of the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests. The first test was played at Toyota Stadium in Aichi on 2 July, followed by the second test at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo on 9 July.[1]
Coming into the series, France were ranked in second place in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan sat eight places below in tenth.[2] The two nations last faced each other in a test match during 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals, which ended up in a 23-23 draw.[3]
Fixtures
| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away |
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| 2 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | Japan
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23–42 |  France
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| 9 July 2022 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo | Japan
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15–20 | France
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Squads
France
Among the starting 15 French players, 2 of them earned their first caps and 4 more had single-digit caps.[4] French coach intended to give test experience to the fringe players.[5]
Notes: 1 On 23 June 2022, Dorian Aldegheri withdrew from the squad following a thigh injury, while Aymeric Luc and Max Spring were on standby, being COVID-19 positive like assistant coaches Shaun Edwards and Laurent Labit.[6] On 25 June 2022, Luc and Spring tested negative and joined the rest of the team in Japan.[7]
Head coach: Fabien Galthié
Japan
On 31 May, a 34-man squad was named for Japan's 2-test series against Uruguay and their 2-test series against France.
On 7 June, Yutaka Nagare withdrew from the squad due to injury and Toshiya Takahashi was called up as his replacement.
On 17 June, Craig Millar withdrew from the squad due to injury and Shogo Miura was called up as his replacement. Also called up were, Takayasu Tsuji, Wimpie van der Walt and Tevita Tatafu.
On 27 June, Kaito Shigeno joined up with the squad ahead of Japan's 2-test series against France replacing Toshiya Takahashi and Amanaki Saumaki also withdrew due to injury.
- Head Coach:
Jamie Joseph
