JPN
	No.	Name
15Ryohei Yamanaka, FB
14Kotaro Matsushima, W
13Timothy Lafaele, C
12Ryoto Nakamura, C
11Lemeki Lomano Lava, W
10Yu Tamura, FH   4
9Yutaka Nagare, SH
1Keita Inagaki, P
2Shota Horie, H
3Jiwon Gu, P
4Luke Thompson, L
5James Moore, L
6Kazuki Himeno, FL
7Pieter Labuschagne, FL
8Amanaki Mafi, N8
Replacements
16Atsushi Sakate, R
17Isileli Nakajima, R
18Asaeli Ai Valu, R
19Wimpie van der Walt, R
20Michael Leitch, R
21Fumiaki Tanaka, R
22Rikiya Matsuda, R
23Kenki Fukuoka, R T

IRE
	No.	Name
15Rob Kearney, FB T
14Keith Earls, W
13Garry Ringrose, C T
12Chris Farrell, C
11Jacob Stockdale, W
10Jack Carty, FH 
9Conor Murray, SH
1Cian Healy, P
2Rory Best, H
3Tadhg Furlong, P
4Iain Henderson, L
5James Ryan, L
6Peter O'Mahony, FL
7Josh van der Flier, FL
8CJ Stander, N8
16Sean Cronin, R
17Dave Kilcoyne, R
18Andrew Porter, R
19Tadhg Beirne, R
20Rhys Ruddock, R
21Luke McGrath, R
22Joey Carbery, R
23Jordan Larmour, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa

8:15 AM, September 28, 2019

1671dReuters

Japan reach new heights with stunning victory over Ireland

The tournament hosts have beaten the world's No.1 ranked team, eclipsing even their 2015 victory over South Africa as the greatest shock in Rugby World Cup history.

Match Commentary

81'		19-12 End of second half
80'		15 seconds to go. Japan camped on the Irish line -- but they've knocked on! Ireland have the ball and an advantage, but the best they can manage is a draw. Nope, that's it! It's over! It's OVER! JAPAN HAVE BEATEN THE NO.1 RANKED SIDE IN THE WORLD! THE RUGBY WORLD CUP HAS JUST COME ALIVE!!!
80'		The clock ticks into the final minute. Leitch implores his side to stay disciplined in the scrum. Time and distance are all very much against Ireland at this stage.

Match Stats

JPN

IRE

51%

49%

48%

52%

JPN

IRE

157	Runs	133
503	Metres Run	318
5	Clean Breaks	10
176	Tackles	171
14	Missed Tackles	18
9	Turnover Knock On	9

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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