Rugby World Cup 2019 – Quarter Finals: Japan vs South Africa – Live Game Article

Published 20 October 2019 | By grootblousmile

Japan (3) 3 / 26 (5) Springboks (Final Score)

Japan and the South African Springboks did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 Quarter Final at

Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan on 20 October 2019 at 12:15 SA Time (19:15 Japan Time, 10:15 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 (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – 0
  • Conversions – 0

Springboks:

  • Penalties – Handré Pollard (3)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Makazole Mapimpi (2), Faf de Klerk (1)
  • Conversions – Handré Pollard (1)

Teams:

Japan
South African Springboks
20 October 2019 at 12:15 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Ryohei Yamanaka, 14 Kotaro Matsushima, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Ryoto Nakamura, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura, 9 Yutaka Nagare, 8 Kazuki Himeno, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 6 Michael Leitch (Captain), 5 James Moore, 4 Luke Thompson, 3 Koo Ji-won, 2 Shota Horie, 1 Keita Inagaki
  • Replacements: 16 Atsushi Sakate, 17 Isileli Nakajima, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 Wimpie van der Walt, 20 Amanaki Mafi, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Rikiya Matsuda, 23 Lomano Lemeki
  • Team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (Captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Tendai Mtawarira
  • Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Franco Mostert, 21 Francois Louw, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Frans Steyn

Expected weather: Partly cloudy after days of rain with a high of 24°C to a low of 16°C
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Luke Pearce (England)
TMO: Rowan Kitt (England)

163 Responses to Rugby World Cup 2019 – Quarter Finals: Japan vs South Africa – Live Game Article

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  • 151

    Bullscot on 20 October 2019 at 2:29 pm

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Look, one also has to realize that Japan was always going to give it their all, specially in the 1st half.

    They simply could not do it for the full match.

    Definitely they kept trying, remember the Boks had a longer break between games too.

  • 152

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:29 pm

    Wales also did not look like world beaters in their Quarter, so it should be a battle royale between Wales vs Springboks in the one semi.

    The BIGG one for me next week will be the bruising battle between the All Blacks vs England.

    Who do I expect to win… well the All Blacks, but I will not be surprized if England makes it.

    Wales vs Springboks… anybody’s guess…

  • 153

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:32 pm

    Jean de Villiers says it was the worst of the 4 Quarters and the Bokke will have to up their game against Wales.

  • 154

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:33 pm

    Only 4 teams remain… and only 4 matches remain in Rugby World Cup 2019.

    2 Semi Finals
    3rd Place Play-off
    Final

  • 155

    Bullscot on 20 October 2019 at 2:34 pm

    Haven’t seen much of the Wales games but think the Boks should win the battle. Not keen on the game plan but like the Boks commitment and what looks like a good feeling in the squad.

  • 156

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:34 pm

    No points scored by Japan in the 2nd half, 21 Points scored by the Bokke…

  • 157

    Bullscot on 20 October 2019 at 2:35 pm

    Only 1 head coach to lead his team into the semi finals. GO Rassie.

  • 158

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:36 pm

    I think the Springboks 2nd half was good… I think we will be upset about the 1st half though…

  • 159

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:37 pm

    157 Bullscot wrote:

    Only 1 head coach to lead his team into the semi finals. GO Rassie.

    Yeah, 1 Aussie coach, 2 New Zealand coaches and only 1 home-grown coach!

  • 160

    Bullscot on 20 October 2019 at 2:39 pm

    @ grootblousmile:
    There is always so much talk about players representing different countries but nothing about coaches wonder why that is.

  • 161

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:43 pm

    Who played well and who did not, my take on it:

    Willie le Roux – Simply not good enough
    Lukhanyo Am – Mixed bag
    Siya Kolisi – Not good enough
    Frans Malherbe – Far too quiet, but scrummed well
    Bongi Mbonambi – Not too flush whilst he was on
    Faf de Klerk – His box kicking was woeful but he defended like a man possessed

    Makazole Mapimpi – Good finishing
    Damian de Allende – Mixed bag, but he defended very well
    Handré Pollard – Not too bad
    Duane Vermeulen – Some hard takles, good defence… not really carrying the ball as we expect of him
    Lood de Jager – My Man Of the Match for the Bokke
    Eben Etzebeth – Hard man, worked hard
    Pieter-Steph du Toit – Hard as nails, driving tackles

  • 162

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Well, the Bokke live to fight on and I suppose that’s the target and the mission…

  • 163

    grootblousmile on 20 October 2019 at 2:46 pm

    See you… have a good rest of Sunday… see you on the bounce!

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