Canada (7) 23 / Japan (17) 23 (Final Score)
Canada and Japan did battle in Napier at 06:00 SA Time (17:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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A draw, in this very good battle! In 2007 at the World Cup these two sides also drew (12 / 12).
Scorers:
Canada:
- Penalties – Ander Monro (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – DTH van der Merwe (1), Phil Mackenzie (1), Ander Monro (1)
- Conversions – James Prichard (1)
Japan:
- Penalties – James Arlidge (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Shota Horie (1), Kosuke Endo (1)
- Conversions – James Arlidge (2)
Teams:
Canada: 15 James Pritchard, 14 Matt Evans, 13 DTH van der Merwe, 12 Ryan Smith, 11 Phil Mackenzie, 10 Ander Monro, 9 Ed Fairhurst, 8 Aaron Carpenter, 7 Chauncey O’Toole, 6 Adam Kleeberger, 5 Jamie Cudmore, 4 Jebb Sinclair, 3 Jason Marshall, 2 Pat Riordan (captain), 1 Hubert Buydens
Replacements: 16 Ryan Hamilton, 17 Scott Franklin, 18 Tyler Hotson, 19 Jeremy Kyne, 20 Sean White, 21 Nathan Hirayama, 22 Conor Trainor
Japan: 15 Shaun Webb, 14 Kosuke Endo, 13 Alisi Tupuailai, 12 Ryan Nicholas, 11 Hirotoki Onozawa, 10 James Arlidge, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka, 8 Takashi Kikutani (captain), 7 Michael Leitch, 6 Sione Talikavili Vatuvei, 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa, 4 Luke Thompson, 3 Nozomu Fujita, 2 Shota Horie, 1 Hisateru Hirashima.
Replacements: 16 Yusuke Aoki, 17 Kensuke Hatakeyama, 18 Hitoshi Ono, 19 Toetuu Taufa, 20 Atsushi Hiwasa, 21 Murray Williams, 22 Bryce Robins.
Date: Tuesday 27 September
Kick-off: 06:00 SA Time (17:00 NZ Time)
Venue: McLean Park, Napier
Expected weather: Clear with a high of 18°C, dropping to 5°C.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Game ON!
2 Minnow matches, so more evenly matched… but one feels that Canada should win… and maybe comfortably so
Almost a try by the Cannuck, Van der Merwe!
Knocked in the process of trying to stretch for the line…. should be a Japan 5m scrum but is’nt.
Canada over the line again….
TMO
Held up this time.
Canada scrum again, 5m out
Van der Merwe tryyyyyyyyyyyy
Canada 7 / 0 as James Pritchard converts
Try Japan??
TMO
Awarded
Canada 7 / 7 as Arlidge converts
Tell you what, there are some players in all these minnow sides who would do bloody well in some Super Rugby sides!
Relieving penalty to Canada
Hard and difficult match!
Penalty Japan, Canada offside… Japan will go for goal
Japan 10 / 7
Penalty Canada, player in front of the kick.
Easy one at goal
Ander Munro misses the kick, bounces off the upright
Penalty to Canada again, this one much more difficult.
James Pritchard is off injured, that being the reason why Munro kicked the previous attempt.
This time they go for touch
Try to Webb for Japan??
No… out
Good morning old faithfull, GBS
Canada and Japan have played 20 Tests before with Japan
winning 11, Canada eight and the teams recording the
second RWC draw, 12-12 at RWC 2007, which is also their
only meeting at a RWC.
Reardon offside at the ruck… penalty Japan… they go for touch from a relatively easy position for a shot at goal
Good defence by Canada
19 @ superBul:
Hello SuperBees
Canada have won a match at every RWC except 2007, where their
best result was a 12-12 draw against Japan. Victory against
Japan would give them their first two-win RWC since 1991
when they beat Fiji and Romania.
Penalty Japan again, they go for touch again
Tryyyyyyyyyyyy Endo, for Japan
Well worked try by Japan
Japan 17 / 7
Lemoenetyd
GBS
Do you agree with this comment-
“Japan showing Kirwinesque coaching: good running, flick passes, and breaks. Canada need to asert more authority. C’monCanada”
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