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Largest win: 134-6, v Chinese Taipei.

Largest win: 134-6, v Chinese Taipei.

Largest defeat: 17-145, v New Zealand.

Most tries scored in a game: 20, v Chinese Taipei.

Most tries conceded in a game: 21, v New Zealand.

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Longest winning sequence: 5 matches.

Longest losing sequence: 11 matches.

Top try scorer: 26, Tenunori Mashuo.

Most capped player: 47, Yukio Motoki.

Most drop goals: 1, Keiji Hirose.

Most penalty goals: 61, Keiji Hirose.

Top points scorer: 308, Keiji Hirose.

Results in 2000:

Lost, v Ireland Under-25, 83-13.

Lost, v France A, 40-23.

Lost, v Canada, 62-18.

Won, v Korea, 34-29.

Won, v Chinese Taipei, 55-12.

Won, v Hong Kong, 75-0.

Lost, v Samoa, 68-9.

Lost, v Tonga 26-25.

Lost, v United States, 36-21.

Lost, v Fiji, 47-22.