日本教練組成年輕新秀和經驗老到混合國家代表隊
日本教練組成年輕新秀和經驗老到混合國家代表隊
Kirwan mixes youth and experience
日本總教練John Kirwan選出 41 名初步國家代表隊,包括7名首次入選國手,邁向今年世界杯.
這位全黑隊傳奇人物,他可能徵招翼鋒東加籍Christian Loamanu,如果日本橄協高抬貴手,解除他無限期禁賽.因為他在2009年比賽服用大麻(marijuana)禁藥,這位24歲,現在法國Toulon職業隊打球.協會執行委員會議將在
這支初步國家代表隊在4月5月舉行亞洲五國對抗賽(Asian Five Nations),精簡到30名,更進ㄧ步參加在7月太平洋國家杯(Pacific Nations Cup).
參與世界杯代表隊最後決選,將在日本櫻花隊7月底義大利遠征後,於
這支國家代表隊經驗老到和年輕新秀混合組成,由隊長菊谷崇(Takashi Kikutani)領軍,他有35次代表紀錄.
“我們想要有好的平衡,由經驗老國手了解我們日本隊該如何打法,而年輕新進國手能有熱忱跟上.”46歲總教頭John Kirwan說.
他於2007年法國世界杯擔任此項頭銜職務,他強調在分組預賽與法國,紐西蘭,東加,加拿大對抗.至少要贏兩場的目標.
這7位首次當選國手(uncapped players),有3個來自頂級聯盟(Top League)冠軍三洋電機(Sanyo Wild Knights),他於上周日(
三洋電機入選三位球員有 Justin Ives (二排),西元忠佑(翼側前鋒),和 山田章仁(翼鋒).
尚有 傳鋒scrum-halves麻田ㄧ平 Ippei Asada (豐田隊), 日和佐篤 Atsushi Hiwasa (山多利); 正鋒上田泰田Taihei Ueda (本田隊)和翼鋒 宇博岳央 Takehisa Usuzuki (東芝隊).
“有相當熱門爭奪位置由其在後排6 7 8 號和外圍後衛(loose forward and out wide )”Kirwan說.
當我們球隊成熟進入較佳狀態,這時選拔變成更困難些.
這支國家代表隊將於
註:日本2011國家代表隊行程(摘譯
4月1-13日:宮崎集訓
4月20-29日:香港練習
5月1-3日:香港練習;
5月4-6日:泰國曼谷練習;
5月8-12日阿拉伯聯合大公國(UAE)練習;
5月15-20日東京練習;
看看日本,於全國選手權大會正式選出今年國家代表隊,新舊球員混合,並制訂今年行程.辦事行政效率高,反觀國內還是老套,辦全國大會賽已65屆例行公事,草草了事,無選拔意義..難怪沒有球隊願意參加,冷清清.今年有7隊社會組參加,尚好.但高中組,國中組球隊相繼減少,有萎縮現象一大警訊.甚至有時必須再辦選拔賽,浪費資源和時間.
Kirwan mixes youth and experience
The All Black legend also said he might consider calling up Christian Loamanu if the Japan Rugby Football Union lifts an indefinite ban it imposed on him in 2009 for alleged marijuana use.
The union is due to make a decision on the 24-year-old Tongan-born wing, now playing for
The squad list will be reduced to 30 for the Asian Five Nations tournament in April and May with a further selection to be made for the Pacific Nations Cup in July, Kirwan said.
The final World Cup squad will be announced by August 22 after the Brave Blossoms tour
The squad, captained by 35-capped Takashi Kikutani, is a mixture of youth and experience.
"We wanted a good balance between the experienced players who understand how we play and the young players who keep the enthusiasm up," said Kirwan, 46, who became
He reiterated his goal of winning at least two games in a group with
The seven uncapped players included three from Top League champions Sanyo Wild Knights, who lost to Suntory Sungoliath 37
The Sanyo trio are Justin Ives (lock),西元忠佑 Tadasuke Nishihara (flanker) and 山田章仁Akihito Yamada (wing).
The other newcomers are scrum-halves麻田ㄧ平 Ippei Asada (Toyota) and日和佐篤 Atsushi Hiwasa (Suntory); centre上田泰田 Taihei Ueda (Honda) and wing宇博岳央 Takehisa Usuzuki (Toshiba).
"There were quite a few hotly contested positions, especially at loose forward and out wide," said Kirwan.
"As we have matured into a better team the selection has become more difficult."
The team will go into a training camp in the southern