JPN
No.Name
15Shaun Webb, FB
14Kosuke Endo, W
T
13Alisi Tupuailei, C
12Ryan Nicholas, C
11Hirotoki Onozawa, W
10James Arlidge, FH
2
3
9Fumiaki Tanaka, SH
1Hisateru Hirashima, P
2Shota Horie, H
T
3Nozomu Fujita, P
4Luke Thompson, L
5Toshizumi Kitagawa, L
6Sione Vatuvei, FL
7Michael Leitch, FL
8Takashi Kikutani, N8
Replacements
16Yusuke Aoki, R
17Kensuke Hatakeyama, R
18Hitoshi Ono, R
19Toetuu Taufa, R
20Atsushi Hiwasa, R
21Murray Williams, R
22Bryce Robins, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: McLean Park
5:00 AM, September 27, 2011
Attendance: 14,335
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+123-23 End of second half
80'Drop goal-missed
79'23-23 Penalty goal - Ander Monro , Canada
75'23-20 Try - Ander Monro , Canada
73'Substitute on - Murray Williams , Japan
73'Player substituted - Shaun Webb , Japan
73'Player substituted - Jamie Cudmore , Canada
73'Substitute on - Tyler Hotson , Canada
73'23-15 Penalty goal - James Arlidge , Japan
71'Player substituted - Ed Fairhurst , Canada
71'Substitute on - Sean White , Canada
68'Player substituted - Jason Marshall , Canada
68'Substitute on - Scott Franklin , Canada
66'20-15 Penalty goal - James Arlidge , Japan
65'Player substituted - Toshizumi Kitagawa , Japan
65'Substitute on - Hitoshi Ono , Japan
65'Player substituted - Sione Vatuvei , Japan
65'Substitute on - Toetuu Taufa , Japan
65'Substitute on - Atsushi Hiwasa , Japan
65'Player substituted - Fumiaki Tanaka , Japan
64'Player substituted - Chauncey O'Toole , Canada
64'Substitute on - Jeremy Kyne , Canada
64'17-15 Penalty goal - Ander Monro , Canada
60'Player substituted - Pat Riordan , Canada
60'Substitute on - Ryan Hamilton , Canada
44'17-12 Try - Phil MacKenzie , Canada
43'Terrific start to the second half for the Canucks as Phil Mackenzie explodes on to the gain-line and leaves three would-be tacklers trailing in his wake on this way to the try-line. Great score off set-piece ball.
41'Substitute on - Conor Trainor , Canada
41'Player substituted - James Pritchard , Canada
41'17-7 End of first half
41'17-7 Conversion - James Arlidge , Japan
40'Arlidge converts from right in front of the posts with the last kick of the half.
40'17-7 Start of second half
40'15-7 Try - Kosuke Endo , Japan
39'Wonderful score from the Japanese, as Kosuke Endo breezes over under the posts after a wonderful exchange involving Arlidge and Ryan Nicholas created a gaping hole in the Canadian defence.
28'Player substituted - Conor Trainor , Canada
28'Substitute on - James Pritchard , Canada
25'Player substituted - Nozomu Fujita , Japan
25'Substitute on - Kensuke Hatakeyama , Japan
24'10-7 Penalty goal - James Arlidge , Japan
23'A spell of incessant pressure from the Cherry Blossoms yields a penalty, which is promptly converted by Arlidge.
21'Substitute on - Conor Trainor , Canada
21'Player substituted - James Pritchard , Canada
13'Player substituted - Alisi Tupuailei , Japan
13'Substitute on - Bryce Robins , Japan
11'7-7 Conversion - James Arlidge , Japan
10'Fly-half James Arlidge levels matters with a fine conversion from wide on the left-hand side.
10'5-7 Try - Shota Horie , Japan
9'Terrific riposte from the Japanese as Shota Horie wriggles his way over the whitewash. The TMO was required but there was no doubt about the grounding of the ball.
8'0-7 Conversion - James Pritchard , Canada
7'James Pritchard adds the extras.
7'0-5 Try - DTH van der Merwe , Canada
6'Not long after being held up agonisingly short, DTH van der Merwe steps inside his man and cruises over for the game's opening try.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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