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Japan face off against Uruguay in Internationals on Fri 24th June 2022 at Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:00. In South Africa it’s at 08:00 SAST, 18:00 NZST in New Zealand, 16:00 AEST in Australia and 23:00 EST in the US.
Japan won the last encounter but Uruguay are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Uruguay in position 14, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Japan vs Uruguay 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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Felipe Etcheverry has kicked a conversion.
Manuel Ardao scores the try from close range.
Keita Inagaki (Japan) is shown a yellow card
The Japan supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Japan leads to a try for Yusuke Kajimura
Santiago Civetta (Uruguay) is shown a yellow card
Nothing was going to stop Gerhard van den Heever from scoring as they record the try for Japan.
The Japan maul march their way over the white wash for Atsushi Sakate to touch down.
A perfectly weighted kick allows Dylan Riley to score the try.
Takuya Yamasawa adds the points for Japan.
Takuya Yamasawa makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Takuya Yamasawa kicks the penalty.
Japan are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Atsushi Sakate touching down.