Japan (9) 19 / 12 (12) Ireland (Final Score)
Japan and Ireland did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on 28 September 2019 at 09:15 SA Time (16:15 Japan Time, 08:15 UK Time, 07:15 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 – Yu Tamura (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Kenki Fukuoka (1)
- Conversions – Yu Tamura (1)
Ireland:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Gary Ringrose (1), Rob Kearney (1)
- Conversions – Jack Carty (1)
Teams:
Japan |
Ireland |
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Expected weather: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High of 28°C and low of 22°C
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Matthew Carley (England)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Will be an interesting game… with the hosts Japan bound to be passionate, but Ireland should take this one… and possibly very comfortably.
Anthems…
Japan Anthem up 1st.
Ireland Anthem up now…
Anthems done and dusted…
Game ON!
Kick-Off by Ireland!
Early good turnover by Japan…
Japan running strong… the early guts and passion showing.
Almost a Japan try…
22m Drop out by Ireland.
Japan kickable penalty, off feet, No 6.
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42m out… in front…
Yu Tamura for goal.
Missed to the left… bit of a hoick
Ireland penalty, on their own 10m line.
Kicked out near the Japan 22.
Another Ireland penalty, player taken off the ball by Amenaki Mafi.
Quick tap, cross-kick… it goes out.
Excellent touchfinder by Japan, all the way to just inside the Japan half.
Big Ireland attack, till a knock by one of the props…
Ireland 10m out…
Try Gary Ringrose, Ireland, off a cross-kick by Carty!
Japan 0 / 5 Ireland
CJ Stander offside, Japan kickable penalty… shot.
Japan 3 / 5 Ireland
1st Scrum of the game… more than 18 minutes gone already…
Ireland scrum penalty… walking around.
Ireland 10m out again… and attacking.
Penalty advantage…
Try Rob Kearney?
TMO
Try is awarded…
Japan 3 / 12 Ireland
Japan penalty on their own 5m line…
Forward pass by Mafi, 10m from the Irish line…
Mafi injured…
Japan not overwhelmed by Ireland at all… yet…
Japan easy penalty at goal… well inside the 22, almost in front.
Slotted!
Japan 6 / 12 Ireland
Japan scrum penalty… straight trough the middle they drove… and the Ireland scrum splintered!
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