Japan (16) 38 / 19 (9) Samoa (Final Score)
Japan and Samoa did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota City, Japan on 5 October 2019 at 12:30 SA Time (19:30 Japan Time, 10:30 GMT, Sunday 00:30 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 – Timothy Lafaele (1), Kazuki Himeno (1), Kenki Fukuoka (1), Kotaro Matsushima (1)
- Conversions – Yu Tamura (3)
Samoa:
- Penalties – Henry Taefu (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Henry Taefu (1)
- Conversions – Henry Taefu (1)
Teams:
Japan |
Samoa |
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Expected weather: Clear with low winds. High of 28°C and a low of 18°C
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Players out on the field.
Samoa Anthem up 1st…
Japan Anthem…
Anthems done…
Now for the Samoan haka… the Civatau…
Game ON!
Kick-Off by Japan!
Can Japan continue their fairie tale?
Can Samoa keep their dicipline and their tackles in check?
Japan penalty… Samoa too slow to roll at the breakdown.
Posts
Japan 3 / 0 Samoa
Almost a Japan try by Lemeki!
5m Japan penalty… offside.
Posts again… easy one.
Japan 6 / 0 Samoa
Samoa penalty, Lemeki holding on…
It’s on about the Japan 22… posts
Japan 6 / 3 Samoa
Samoa scrum, just outside their own 22.
Big Japan scrum, but Samoa get the scrum penalty.
Drop attempt by Taefu… missed way to the right.
Back for a very kickable Samoa penalty.
Japan 6 / 6 Samoa
Samoa penalty, deep inside the Samoa half…
Unfortunately kicked out directly by Tim Nanai-Williams…
Japan hard on attack… Nanai-Williams intercepts… could have been a Japan try if Nanai-Williams had not read the pass…
Japan penalty, playing the ball off the feet…
Posts…
Japan 9 / 6 Samoa
Loud blast on the whistle, against Samoa…
TMO
No arms and late tackle… shoulder too.
TJ Ioane….
Yellow Card!
Try Japan, Lafaele!
Japan 16 / 6 Samoa
Great touchfinder by Samoa…. quickly thrown in by Japan.
Penalty Samoa on halfway.
Samoa going fro posts from this long one.
Japan and Samoa showing the way Rugby should be played.
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