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Japan
22 - 25
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Italy

Italy vs Japan

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Braam Steyn has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80'

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

80'
Yellow Card

Giovanni Licata (Italy) is shown a yellow card.

79'

Rikiya Matsuda hits the left post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

79'

Trouble here as Ryoto Nakamura breaches the defence.

79'

This is dangerous for the defence as Kotaro Matsushima bursts through to advance the Japan attack.

79'
Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Kotaro Matsushima leads to a try for Japan.

79'

Japan have won 60 rucks so far this game.

74'

A gap opened in the defence and Lomano Lemeki took full advantage.

74'

Giovanni Licata comes on.

73'

Jake Polledri comes off.

73'
Penalty Goal

Tommaso Allan makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

73'

Yusuke Niwai comes on.

73'

Shota Horie comes off.

73'

Luca Bigi comes on.

71'

Leonardo Ghiraldini comes off.

71'
Penalty Goal

Tommaso Allan kicks the penalty.

71'

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Takuma Asahara getting some game time.

71'

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Jiwon Koo being replaced.

71'

Japan make a substitution with Shintaro Ishihara coming on.

71'

Japan make a substitution with Keita Inagaki coming off.

71'

Italy sub Marco Fuser comes onto the field.

68'

Alessandro Zanni departs for Italy.

68'

Cherif Traore comes on for Italy.

66'

Andrea Lovotti leaves the field.

66'

The defensive line has been broken as Amanaki Mafi goes through the gap.

66'
Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

65'

Spellbinding play by Michael Leitch is finished off with a try.

65'

Alessandro Zanni has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

64'

Leonardo Ghiraldini has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

64'
Try

A wonderful passing move by Japan is finished off by Amanaki Mafi.

64'

Giulio Bisegni comes on.

62'

Michele Campagnaro comes off.

62'

What a run here by Jayden Hayward as they gets over the gainline!.

61'
Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

60'

Rikiya Matsuda played a key part in that try.

60'

Will Tupou makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

59'
Try

A series of passes by Japan results in a try for Will Tupou.

59'

Ryoto Nakamura comes on.

59'

Timothy Lafaele comes off.

59'

Rikiya Matsuda comes on.

59'

Yu Tamura comes off.

59'

Kazuki Himeno has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

56'

Japan have won 40 rucks so far this game.

56'

Italy have won 80 rucks so far this game.

55'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Simone Ferrari getting some game time.

50'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Tizano Pasquali being replaced.

50'

Italy make a substitution with Tito Tebaldi coming on.

50'

Italy make a substitution with Marcello Violi coming off.

50'

Fabulous play by Italy has led to Matteo Minozzi being able to wriggle through a gap.

50'

Japan sub Uwe Helu comes onto the field.

50'

Wimpie van der Walt departs for Japan.

50'
Conversion

Tommaso Allan converts the try.

44'

That's a great try assist by Marcello Violi.

43'
Try

A stunning solo try from Jake Polledri.

43'

Trouble here as Jake Polledri breaches the defence.

43'

Yutaka Nagare comes on for Japan.

40'

Fumiaki Tanaka leaves the field.

40'

Amanaki Mafi comes on.

40'

Yoshitaka Tokunaga comes off.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

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

40'

Italy have won 60 rucks so far this game.

40'

Japan have won 20 rucks so far this game.

40'

This is dangerous for the defence as Lomano Lemeki bursts through to advance the Japan attack.

39'
Penalty Goal

Yu Tamura has kicked a penalty goal.

33'

Tommaso Allan hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

26'
Try

The Italy pack has powered over for Leonardo Ghiraldini to score the try.

25'

Italy have won 40 rucks so far this game.

24'
Conversion

Tommaso Allan has kicked a conversion.

19'

Marcello Violi sets up the try.

18'
Try

Great hands by Italy leads to a try for Tommaso Benvenuti.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Jayden Hayward took full advantage.

18'

Yu Tamura steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

13'

Italy have won 20 rucks so far this game.

7'

The defensive line has been broken as Sebastian Negri goes through the gap.

5'
Yellow Card

Samuela Anise (Japan) is shown a yellow card.

3'

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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Match Details

Japan v Italy
Japan v Italy
Fri 15th June 2018, 10:00pm PDT
Fri 15th June 2018, 10:00pm PDT

Points Flow Chart

Italy win +3
Japan
Italy
Japan
Time in lead
Italy
0
Mins in lead
64
0%
% Of Game In Lead
79%
0%
Possession Last 10 min
%
0
Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time
Licata
79'
22 - 25
Matsushima
22 - 25
79'
Allan
73'
17 - 25
Allan
71'
17 - 22
Matsuda
17 - 19
65'
Mafi
15 - 19
64'
Matsuda
10 - 19
60'
Tupou
8 - 19
59'
Allan
44'
3 - 19
Polledri
43'
3 - 17
Half Time
Tamura
3 - 12
33'
Ghiraldini
25'
0 - 12
Allan
19'
0 - 7
Benvenuti
18'
0 - 5
Anise
0 - 0
3'
Start

Attack Profile

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Defence Profile

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Japan vs Italy Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Italy in Internationals on Fri 15th June 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:00. In South Africa it’s at 07:00 SAST, 17:00 NZST in New Zealand, 15:00 AEST in Australia and 22:00 EST in the US.

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

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the rankings with Japan in position 9 and Italy in position 12, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Japan vs Italy Squads

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

Other Fixtures

45 - 42
FT
14 - 28
FT
40 - 34
FT
40 - 27
FT
17 - 13
FT
19 - 22
FT
12 - 22
FT
12 - 7
FT
33 - 50
FT
35 - 19
FT
51 - 28
FT
43 - 19
FT
WOMENS
38 - 26
FT
41 - 26
FT
35 - 32
FT
40 - 43
FT
38 - 13
FT
55 - 25
FT
48 - 0
FT
26 - 20
FT
33 - 33
FT
19 - 24
FT
26 - 22
FT
7 - 8
FT
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