Rugby Union | Japan | Most matches before scoring a try

Player	Mat	Start Date	Team	Opposition	End Date	Team	Opposition
S Hirao	34	30 May 1982	Japan	v NZ Unis	27 May 1995	Japan	v Wales
Y Sakuraba	34	27 Sep 1986	Japan	v Scotland XV	24 Oct 1998	Japan	v Korea
S Hasegawa	31	29 Jun 1997	Japan	v Hong Kong	16 Jun 2002	Japan	v Korea
M Kunda	30	15 Apr 1990	Japan	v Samoa	7 Jun 1997	Japan	v USA
T Kumagae	21	16 May 2004	Japan	v Korea	1 Jul 2006	Japan	v Fiji
M Yamamoto	21	13 May 2001	Japan	v Korea	1 Jul 2006	Japan	v Fiji
O Ota	20	31 May 1986	Japan	v USA	8 May 1994	Japan	v Fiji
A Hiwasa	20	30 Apr 2011	Japan	v Hong Kong	4 May 2013	Japan	v Korea
Y Aoki	17	22 Apr 2007	Japan	v Korea	27 Jun 2009	Japan	v Tonga
I Kobayashi	15	2 Aug 1975	Japan	v Australia	25 Nov 1978	Japan	v Korea
M Takura	15	28 May 1989	Japan	v Scotland XV	3 May 1995	Japan	v Romania
J Ishiyama	14	30 Mar 1980	Japan	v NZ Unis	21 Apr 1985	Japan	v USA
H Tanuma	14	9 Nov 1996	Japan	v Korea	24 Oct 1998	Japan	v Korea
A Yoshida	14	3 May 1995	Japan	v Romania	10 Jun 2000	Japan	v Samoa
T Soma	14	5 Nov 2005	Japan	v Spain	18 Aug 2007	Japan	v Italy
H Ono	13	16 May 2004	Japan	v Korea	1 Jul 2006	Japan	v Fiji
AF McCormick	12	11 May 1996	Japan	v Hong Kong	23 May 1998	Japan	v Hong Kong
Y Hisadomi	12	19 May 2002	Japan	v Russia	16 Apr 2006	Japan	v Arabian Gulf
S Hara	11	15 Mar 1970	Japan	v NZ Unis	26 May 1974	Japan	v NZ Unis
N Tanaka	11	23 Nov 1974	Japan	v Sri Lanka	16 Nov 1980	Japan	v Korea
Y Motoki	11	27 Apr 1991	Japan	v USA	19 Feb 1995	Japan	v Tonga
W Murata	11	27 Apr 1991	Japan	v USA	9 Nov 1996	Japan	v Korea
S Onishi	11	20 May 2000	Japan	v Fiji	5 Nov 2005	Japan	v Spain
ET Lauaiufi	10	4 Mar 1990	Japan	v Fiji	9 Oct 1991	Japan	v Ireland
M Chida	9	30 Mar 1980	Japan	v NZ Unis	27 Nov 1982	Japan	v Korea
ST Latu	9	24 May 1987	Japan	v USA	8 Apr 1990	Japan	v Tonga
M Horikoshi	9	1 Oct 1988	Japan	v Oxford Uni	4 May 1991	Japan	v USA
K Kasai	9	1 May 1999	Japan	v Canada	19 Jun 2005	Japan	v Ireland
F Tanaka	9	3 May 2008	Japan	v Arabian Gulf	25 Apr 2009	Japan	v Kazakhstan
Y Matsuo	8	23 Nov 1974	Japan	v Sri Lanka	13 May 1979	Japan	v England XV
N Tanifuji	8	13 May 1979	Japan	v England XV	19 Sep 1982	Japan	v England Stud
H Yoshida	8	3 Jul 2001	Japan	v Samoa	16 Apr 2006	Japan	v Arabian Gulf
K Endo	8	4 Jul 2004	Japan	v Italy	1 Jul 2006	Japan	v Fiji
T Tsuchiya	7	5 Oct 1952	Japan	v Oxford Uni	2 Mar 1958	Japan	v Junior ABs
Y Izawa	7	3 Jun 1968	Japan	v Junior ABs	28 Sep 1971	Japan	v England XV
N Nakamura	7	3 May 1998	Japan	v Canada	15 Sep 1998	Japan	v Argentina
Y Matsubara	7	16 May 2004	Japan	v Korea	23 Apr 2006	Japan	v Korea
T Nishiura	7	26 Nov 2004	Japan	v Wales	16 Jun 2007	Japan	v Samoa
K Miyai	6	4 Mar 1956	Japan	v Aust Unis	23 Mar 1958	Japan	v Junior ABs
T Fujita	6	4 Oct 1980	Japan	v Netherlands	25 Sep 1983	Japan	v Ox & Camb
H Kajihara	6	28 May 1989	Japan	v Scotland XV	23 Sep 1990	Japan	v USA
K Takahashi	6	4 Mar 1990	Japan	v Fiji	11 May 1991	Japan	v Canada
Y Watanabe	6	11 May 1996	Japan	v Hong Kong	7 Jun 1998	Japan	v Hong Kong
T Sasaki	6	29 Apr 2007	Japan	v Hong Kong	8 Sep 2007	Japan	v Australia
T Taniguchi	6	4 Jun 2006	Japan	v Tonga	18 May 2008	Japan	v Hong Kong
T Taufa	6	25 Apr 2009	Japan	v Kazakhstan	27 Jun 2009	Japan	v Tonga

Records include the following current or recent matches:

Japan v Canada at Nagoya, IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Jun 19, 2013 [16-13 FT]

Japan v Wales at Tokyo, 2nd Test, Jun 15, 2013 [23-8 FT]

Japan v Wales at Osaka, 1st Test, Jun 8, 2013 [18-22 FT]