SCOT
	No.	Name
15Stuart Hogg, FB
14Tommy Seymour, W T
13Mark Bennett, C T 2
12Matt Scott, C
11Sean Lamont, W
10Finn Russell, FH T
9Greig Laidlaw, SH  4  4
1Alasdair Dickinson, P
2Ross Ford, H
3WP Nel, P
4Grant Gilchrist, L
5Jonny Gray, L
6Ryan Wilson, FL
7John Hardie, FL T
8David Denton, N8
Replacements
16Fraser Brown, R
17Ryan Grant, R
18Jon Welsh, R
19Richie Gray, R
20Josh Strauss, R
21Henry Pyrgos, R
22Pete Horne, R
23Sean Maitland, R

JPN
	No.	Name
15Ayumu Goromaru, FB  
14Kotaro Matsushima, W
13Male Sa'u, C
12Yu Tamura, C
11Kenki Fukuoka, W
10Harumichi Tatekawa, FH
9Fumiaki Tanaka, SH
1Keita Inagaki, P
2Shota Horie, H
3Hiroshi Yamashita, P
4Luke Thompson, L
5Justin Ives, L
6Michael Leitch, FL
7Michael Broadhurst, FL
8Amanaki Mafi, N8 T
16Takeshi Kizu, R
17Masataka Mikami, R
18Kensuke Hatakeyama, R
19Shinya Makabe, R
20Shoji Ito, R
21Hendrik Tui, R
22Atsushi Hiwasa, R
23Karne Hesketh, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Kingsholm

2:30 PM, September 23, 2015

Attendance: 14,354

3135dPA Sport

Five-try Scots bring Japan back to earth

Scotland get their campaign off to a perfect start, but only after Eddie Jones' charges threatened to cause another upset.

Match Commentary

82'

From ESPN's Tristan Barclay in Gloucester: Talk in the build-up to today's Test was of Japan facing burn-out just four days after clinching victory over South Africa, but for the opening stages of the second-half, they looked like they were still ready to compete with Scotland. All of a sudden, however, the fight just got too big for them. Tommy Seymour's length-of-the-field burst for Scotland's second try was probably the straw that broke the Japanese back. After that score, on the hour mark, the Brave Blossoms were too loose in defence, and Scotland's energetic midfield cut through them too easily. It must be said that Japan never gave up - battering the Scotland line in the closing minutes, but this was just a game too far for the tournament's surprise package.

Full-time stats from Kingsholm #SCOvJPN #RWC2015 pic.twitter.com/Fa8eKm9j8x
— Tristan Barclay (@tjbbarclay) September 23, 2015

81'

Sean Maitland intercepts and he thinks he's away - he's still running even though the referee has brought it back for offside! Japan with one final chance... Scotland have made 180 tackles this afternoon - absolutely phenomenal effort from their defence. The ball looks over - and we're going to the TMO...

And we got to the TMO to see if this match will end in a Japan try... #SCOvJPN #RWC2015
— Tristan Barclay (@tjbbarclay) September 23, 2015

No try. Shame for Japan, but Scotland blew them away in the last 20mins. Fatigue the enemy #SCOvJPN #RWC2015
— Tristan Barclay (@tjbbarclay) September 23, 2015

81'+1

45-10 End of second half

Match Stats

SCOT

JPN

40%

60%

36%

64%

SCOT

JPN

100	Runs	144
347	Metres Run	352
6	Clean Breaks	3
197	Tackles	111
12	Missed Tackles	16
2	Turnover Knock On	11

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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