 The Japan team included such Kobe Steel stalwarts as centre Seiji Hirao (captain), and locks Atsushi Oyagi and Toshiyuki Hayashi (38 Japan caps and a member of Oxford University's all-time best XV).Sinali Latu at No.8 was then a fourth year student at Daito Bunka University, and speedy Yoshihito Yoshida on the wing (no.