It's all over! The referee Eoghan Cross has blown their whistle to end the game.
Keijiro Tamefusa comes on.
Shuhei Takeuchi comes off.
Manie Libbok has kicked a conversion.
A wonderful passing move by South Africa is finished off by Jesse Kriel
Spellbinding play by Kurt-Lee Arendse is finished off with a try.
This is dangerous for the defence as Kurt-Lee Arendse bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Cobus Reinach getting some game time.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Ethan Hooker being replaced.
A gap opened in the defence and Kurt-Lee Arendse took full advantage.
Japan make a substitution with Shuhei Takeuchi coming on.
Japan make a substitution with Keijiro Tamefusa coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Ruan Nortje coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Lood de Jager coming off.
Japan make a substitution with Sam Greene coming on.
Japan make a substitution with Seungsin Lee coming off.
The South Africa supporters go wild as Manie Libbok successfully kicks the conversion.
The kick through from South Africa has allowed Kurt-Lee Arendse to touch down.
Cheslin Kolbe sets up the try.
The defensive line has been broken as Cheslin Kolbe goes through the gap.
Japan sub Kenta Fukuda comes onto the field.
Shinobu Fujiwara departs for Japan.
Japan sub Shodai Hirao comes onto the field.
Kenji Sato departs for Japan.
Japan sub Ryosuke Iwaihara comes onto the field.
Kenta Kobayashi departs for Japan.
Japan sub Keijiro Tamefusa comes onto the field.
Shuhei Takeuchi departs for Japan.
The South Africa supporters go wild as Manie Libbok successfully kicks the conversion.
South Africa are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Andre Esterhuizen touching down.
Spellbinding play by Grant Williams is finished off with a try.
Japan sub Tyler Paul comes onto the field.
Kanji Shimokawa departs for Japan.
The touch judges raise their flags as Manie Libbok kicks the conversion.
Kurt-Lee Arendse scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!
What a run here by Kurt-Lee Arendse as they get over the gainline!
Tiennan Costley comes on.
Charlie Lawrence comes off.
Manie Libbok comes on.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu comes off.
Grant Williams comes on.
Cobus Reinach comes off.
The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Yoshitaka Yazaki from scoring as they record the try for Japan.
Tomoki Osada makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
Japan decide to make a substitution, with Faulua Makisi getting some game time.
Japan decide to make a substitution, with Michael Leitch being replaced.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu adds the two points for South Africa.
Slick passing by South Africa leads to a try for Wilco Louw.
Spellbinding play by Kwagga Smith is finished off with a try.
Kwagga Smith makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
South Africa make a substitution with Kwagga Smith coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Jasper Wiese coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Andre Esterhuizen coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Siya Kolisi coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Wilco Louw coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Zachary Porthen coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Johan Grobbelaar coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Malcolm Marx coming off.
Ben Gunter (Japan) is shown a yellow card
The second half kicks off.
The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to South Africa.
Shuhei Takeuchi (Japan) is shown a yellow card
Trouble here as Kenji Sato breaches the defence.
Trouble here as Shinobu Fujiwara breaches the defence.
South Africa make a substitution with Gerhard Steenekamp coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Ox Nche coming off.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu goes on their own for a try.
This is dangerous for the defence as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.
Cobus Reinach sets up the try.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converts the try.
A bit of individual brilliance by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu leads to a try for South Africa
A gap opened in the defence and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu took full advantage.
A gap opened in the defence and Ethan Hooker took full advantage.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has kicked a conversion.
The South Africa pack has powered over for Siya Kolisi to score the try.
We are underway as the referee Eoghan Cross blows their whistle.
Springboks face off against Japan in Internationals on Sat 1st November 2025 at Wembley Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:10 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 18:10 SAST on SuperSport, 05:10 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 03:10 AEST in Australia and 09:10 EST in the US.
Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Springboks sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and Japan in position 12 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Springboks vs Japan will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Brilliant display. I enjoy the fact how most of the Springboks are able to read the game. Rassie has done a fantastic job.
I’m going to cry when Kwagga retires.
Fuckenhell. Still 10 more minutes.
Go Zac!
South Africa will win
I’d be quite surprised if this isn’t a full strength team named by Rassie. The boys need a good start and the French Game is going to be huge. The boks ALWAYS look rusty after a break.
1. Ox Nche
2. Malcolm Marx
3. Thomas du Toit
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Ruan Nortje
6. Siya Kolisi
7. PSDT
8. Jasper Wiese
9. Cobus Reinach
10. Manie Libbok
11. KLA
12. DDA
13. Canan Moodie
14. Cheslin Kolbe
15. SFM
16. Marnus vd Merwe
17. Boan Venter
18. Wilco Louw
19. RG Snyman
20. Kwagga Smith
21. Grant Williams
22. Handre Pollard
23. Andre Esterhuizen/Ethan Hooker
I feel like the Italy and Wales tests will be heavy rotation tests with a number of players with low cap counts this year getting a run there.
Italy a rest week for the first team before they take on Ireland.
I’d really like to see more of Ethan Hooker but he can’t displace KLA on the wing. And he may just lose out to Esterhuizen who offers the 5,5 / 2,5 split.
By France we’ll see an extra forward on the bench, plus Esterhuisen, for the 6,5/1,5 split to counter the French 7/1.
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Nowhere close. Lol
Is the match going to be shown on tv? Can’t find it scheduled anywhere in Aus
Also looking to see if Stan will perhaps broadcast/stream the game. No indication just yet. Find it bizarre that STAN would not broadcast the World No 1 team’s game.