Japan

13 - 35

Full Time

Ireland

Ireland vs Japan

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Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Takayuki Watanabe has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80'

Fabulous play by Ireland has led to John Cooney being able to wriggle through a gap.

79'

Ireland make a substitution with Rory Scannell coming on.

78'

Ireland make a substitution with Garry Ringrose coming off.

78'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson adds the two points for Ireland.

78'

Spellbinding play by Niall Scannell is finished off with a try.

78'

Trouble here as Sean Reidy breaches the defence.

78'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Ireland is finished off by Sean Reidy.

77'

Ireland have won 140 rucks so far this game.

76'

Japan have won 60 rucks so far this game.

74'

Ireland sub John Cooney comes onto the field.

72'

Kieran Marmion departs for Ireland.

72'

Sean Reidy comes on for Ireland.

67'

Josh van der Flier leaves the field.

67'

Ireland have won 120 rucks so far this game.

67'

Ryohei Yamanaka comes on.

67'

Ryuji Noguchi comes off.

67'

Yoshitaka Tokunaga comes on.

67'

Shuhei Matsuhashi comes off.

67'

Luke Thompson has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

67'

Shota Horie has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

66'

Yu Tamura has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

66'

This is dangerous for the defence as Kieran Marmion bursts through to advance the Ireland attack.

65'

Michael Leitch has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65'

A gap opened in the defence and Devin Toner took full advantage.

64'

What a tackle there by Kenki Fukuoka as he saves a certain try!.

64'

Kotaro Yatabe comes on.

63'

Uwe Helu comes off.

63'

Yu Tamura curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

63'

The defensive line has been broken as Akihito Yamada goes through the gap.

62'

Try

Japan are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Akihito Yamada picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

61'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Rhys Ruddock getting some game time.

60'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Sean Reidy being replaced.

60'

Ireland make a substitution with Andrew Porter coming on.

60'

Ireland make a substitution with John Ryan coming off.

60'

Ireland sub Dave Kilcoyne comes onto the field.

60'

Cian Healy departs for Ireland.

60'

Japan have won 40 rucks so far this game.

59'

Ireland have won 100 rucks so far this game.

55'

Amanaki Mafi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55'

Sean Reidy comes on for Ireland.

54'

Rhys Ruddock leaves the field.

54'

Tiernan O'Halloran comes on.

54'

Keith Earls comes off.

54'

What a run here by Kotaro Matsushima as he gets over the gainline!.

54'

Shuhei Matsuhashi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53'

Fumiaki Tanaka comes on.

52'

Yutaka Nagare comes off.

52'

James Ryan comes on.

51'

Kieran Treadwell comes off.

51'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Niall Scannell getting some game time.

51'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with James Tracy being replaced.

51'

Uwe Helu has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

49'

Ireland have won 80 rucks so far this game.

48'

Japan make a substitution with Keita Inagaki coming on.

47'

Japan make a substitution with Shintaro Ishihara coming off.

47'

Japan sub Rikiya Matsuda comes onto the field.

40'

Jumpei Ogura departs for Japan.

40'

Takayuki Watanabe comes on for Japan.

40'

Takuma Asahara leaves the field.

40'

Shota Horie comes on.

40'

Yusuke Niwai comes off.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Yusuke Niwai has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38'

Ireland have won 60 rucks so far this game.

37'

Japan have won 20 rucks so far this game.

36'

Paddy Jackson makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

35'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

31'

Devin Toner played a key part in that try.

30'

Try

Rhys Ruddock scores the try from close range.

30'

Luke Thompson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

29'

Fabulous play by Ireland has led to Luke Marshall being able to wriggle through a gap.

27'

Jumpei Ogura has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

24'

That's a great try assist by Jumpei Ogura.

24'

Try

A series of passes by Japan results in a try for Kotaro Matsushima.

23'

Trouble here as Kotaro Matsushima breaches the defence.

23'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

18'

Try

Ireland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Kieran Marmion touching down.

16'

Ireland have won 40 rucks so far this game.

16'

This is dangerous for the defence as Luke Marshall bursts through to advance the Ireland attack.

15'

Penalty Goal

Jumpei Ogura has kicked a penalty goal.

14'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson converts the try.

11'

Luke Marshall sets up the try.

11'

A gap opened in the defence and Josh van der Flier took full advantage.

10'

Try

Great hands by Ireland leads to a try for Josh van der Flier.

10'

Ireland have won 20 rucks so far this game.

The defensive line has been broken as Jack Conan goes through the gap.

Conversion

Paddy Jackson has kicked a conversion.

Try

Garry Ringrose intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Ireland.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Japan v Ireland

Fri 23rd June 2017, 10:40pm PDT

Points Flow Chart

Ireland win +22

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

99%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jackson

78'

13 - 35

Reidy

77'

13 - 33

Yamada

13 - 28

61'

Half Time

Jackson

31'

8 - 28

Ruddock

30'

8 - 26

Matsushima

8 - 21

23'

Jackson

18'

3 - 21

Marmion

16'

3 - 19

Ogura

3 - 14

14'

Jackson

11'

0 - 14

van der Flier

10'

0 - 12

Jackson

0 - 7

Ringrose

0 - 5

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Japan vs Ireland Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Ireland in Internationals on Fri 23rd June 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:40. In South Africa it’s at 07:40 SAST, 17:40 NZST in New Zealand, 15:40 AEST in Australia and 22:40 EST in the US.

Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 4 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan holds 12.

The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Ireland in position 4 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.

Japan vs Ireland Squads

The official squads for Japan vs Ireland will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.