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Japan and the South African Springboks did battle in the Rugby World Cup at

The Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton at 17:45 SA Time (16:45 BST, 15:45 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Japan:

  • Penalties – Ayumu Goromaru (5)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Michael Leitch (1), Ayumu Goromaru (1), Karne Hesketh (1)
  • Conversions – Ayumu Goromaru (2)

Springboks:

  • Penalties – Pat Lambie (1), Handré Pollard (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Francois Louw (1), Bismarck du Plessis (1), Lood de Jager (1), Adriaan Strauss (1)
  • Conversions – Pat Lambie (2), Handré Pollard (1)

Teams:

Japan
South African Springboks
19 September at 17:45 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Ayumu Goromaru, 14 Akihito Yamada, 13 Male Sa’u, 12 Craig Wing, 11 Kotaro Matsushima, 10 Kosei Ono, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka, 8 Hendrik Tui, 7 Michael Broadhurst, 6 Michael Leitch (Captain), 5 Hitoshi Ono, 4 Luke Thompson, 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama, 2 Shota Horie, 1 Masataka Mikami
  • Replacements: 16 Takeshi Kizu, 17 Keita Inagaki, 18 Hiroshi Yamashita, 19 Shinya Makabe, 20 Amanaki Mafi, 21 Atsushi Hiwasa, 22 Harumichi Tatekawa, 23 Karne Hesketh
  • Team: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Jean de Villiers (Captain), 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Schalk Burger, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Lood de Jager, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira
  • Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Fourie du Preez, 22 Handré Pollard, 23 JP Pietersen

 

Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: JP Doyle (England), Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

552 Responses to Rugby World Cup 2015: Japan vs South Africa – Live Game Article

  • 481

    @ Nama:
    @ IAAS:
    Not enjoying it in the least, my friend. You think it is lekker for me to get all those calls from my mates?

    In any case, the Meyerites were hurting something awful last night. No need for me to give them more stick. Just hope they opened their eyes now.

    Nope, they are already hoping he can get JdV, Alberts, Matfield, Pienaar, FdP etc really fit (not the fit and ready he promised us) for the 2019 WC

  • 482

    @ Nama:
    Moeilik om te glo hoe een man ons rugby in n wereld grap laat verander het.

    Dan het hulle vir Divvie n clown genoem

  • 483

    @ Nama:
    Geluk, sien jy het die geel pet in is op na 1ste in die CC pool

  • 484

    The decline when Meyer could not adapt to the new way that rugby is being played. It gained momentum when a win against the AB became the sole goal for the Meyer and his Boks in 2014. Once they achieved that goal, there was only one way from there.

    When a mountaineer reaches the summit of Everest, there is only one way…DOWN!!!

    6 losses in 9 matches since that last minute win against the AB, including losses against Arg & Japan, confirms that.

    The Samoan players are licking their lips!

  • 485

    The decline started…

  • 486

    @ nortie:
    Ja, my geloof in WP het baie daarmee te doen, dink ek. Wink

    E het jou mos gese. Die outjies sal regkom.

    Nou moet die Sharkies net die Bulletjies slag en die Haaie moet op land ‘n paar Leeus kom vang, dan is die Kaap weer Hollands. Who-s-the-man

  • 487

    @ Nama:
    Dink ook die Sharks gaan die Bulle klop.
    Het die WP game gekyk, en kan nie verstaan waaroor al die bohaai oor die Bulle gaan nie, glad nie vir my impress nie

  • 488

    @ nortie:
    Ja, die Bulle het ‘n vinnige wegspring gehad, maar vergeet dat die CC ‘n half marathon is. Nie ‘n 100m naelloop nie. Kan ook nie aan een Bul dink wat in die Bokspan moet wees nie. Niemand vra eens meer hoekom Hougie nie in Engeland is a die 3de skrumskakel nie. Ek wonder hoekom? Wink

    Met Taute wat hopelik nou op die ashoop weggegooi is, sal Dobson se volgende kopkrap wees wanneer JdJ reg is. Hy is die kaptein. Sal Dobson dieselfde doen as Meyer?

    Die CC gaan baie opwindend raak die laaste paar weke. Gelukkig het WP ‘n “maklike” aanloop na die einde toe.

    “Nou moet die Sharkies net die Bulletjies slag en *die Haaie moet op land ‘n paar Leeus kom vang”

    *oor twee weke natuurlik.

  • 489

    ‘n Groot Krokkedil het eenkeer gese: “Pas aan of sterf.” (Adapt or die.) Vir Meyer sou hy seker gese het: “Pas aan of verloor”. (Adapt or lose.)

    Wonder wat Meyer sou verkies het?

  • 490

    I have just seen the first Japan match
    the boks should take them seriously when they play them next week in the first round

  • 491

    But i am not worried for our brothers in inconsistency

  • 492

    cane wrote:

    @ NZINCHINA:

    Fck I’m glade a Kiwi didn’t Ref this one.

    Overjoy Overjoy Overjoy Post of the thread so far!

    But Congratulations to Japan, they surprised one & all!

  • 493

    And welcome to R-T, Sushi, nice to have you here!

  • 494

    South Africa evens Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and Philippina
    as team unable to beat Japan in an official match

    nothing to worry though

  • 495

    A Western Province conspiracy this game
    truth finally came out !!!

    Naughty Eddie !

  • 496

    Nobody can blame Thelo and Gert for getting their timing wrong with the announcement.

  • 497

    robzim wrote:

    Nobody can blame Thelo and Gert for getting their timing wrong with the announcement.

    One can now only hope that SARU chases away HM after the WC and that the Bulls take him back.
    Then Eddie can show him in SR again what a coach with brains can do

  • 498

    494 @ rebop75:
    Hi rebop75 that’s a nasty stat, put another way Japan have a better record against the Springboks than the mighty All Blacks. Cry

  • 499

    @ nortie:
    Would the Bulls supporters want their holiness back after Saturday? They just got rid of Ludeke, who played the same style of rugby…HM’s blue print actually.

    But then again, when Hansie was castigated by all and sundry after he took some bribes, his people (the Free Staters) came to his rescue and supported him. I guess the same can happen with HM.

    3 more weeks and we are hopefully rid of the clown.

  • 500

    @ Nama:
    We live in hope.
    They will welcome him back with open arms, they just remember 2007 but conveniently forget the years prior to that, including one SR campaign where the Bulls failed to win even 1 game.

    Imagine if Walsh didn’t make those refereeing errors and the Sharks actually won, I wonder where he would be now?

  • 501

  • 502

    @ nortie:
    Yes…I said it two years ago already. All we have every time the Boks take to the field, is HOPE.

    NO BELIEVE anymore. One cannot even declare with conviction that we will beat the Samoans this weekend. You actually have to hope that we don’t lose against them as well.

    Sorry state of affairs in Bokland. All because of one individual who was given a free ride by most people who should’ve known better…the rugby board…the press…ex players etc.

    Naas left the studio after the match on Saturday. Probably did not trust himself to not vent. Last year when Ashwin was scathing in his criticism of HM’s game plan and selections, Mallet and Naas came to his (HM’s) defence in the studio. Brendan Venter wrote an article in which he basically told Ashwin that he has no right to criticise HM like that unless he has pulled on a coaches cloak himself.

    Now what?

  • 503

    502 @ Nama:
    Naas Botha left the studio early in order to be on time to board a flight to up north where he’ll be inducted into the Rugby Hall of Fame.

  • 504

    @ grootblousmile:
    Yep, he and Morne Du Plessis
    Well done to both of them, huge honor

  • 505

    @ grootblousmile:
    OK…didn’t know that. Just saw that he was not there after the game.

  • 506

    @ nortie:
    Huge honor for sure.

    Congratulations to both of them.

    I wonder if they were on the same flight and whether they talked about THAT tackle. Thinking

  • 507

    @ Nama:
    Ha ha, was a great tackle

  • 508

    504 @ nortie:
    Article about it would have been up looong time ago IF my farking day did not turn to shit from the outset this morning…

  • 509

    @ Nama:
    As ek reg onthou het hulle vir Cliffie Etzebeth laat wag staan voor Morne se hotel kamer deur vir protection 😆

  • 510

    507 @ nortie:
    Flok, ons was kwaad vir Morné… jussie!!

    I was there that day, did not sit far from where it happened.

    Was ready to lynch Morné ,myself, if his neck was not that long already… hehehe

    Happy-Grin

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