Japan vs Ireland

Match timeline

1. 84' Harry Byrne's conversion extends Ireland's commanding advantage over Japan in the closing stages. 84' Conversion: Harry Byrne (Ireland) — Japan 20 – 36 Ireland
2. 83' Tom Stewart crashes over in the corner to extend Ireland's advantage late in the match! 83' Try: Tom Stewart (Ireland) — Japan 20 – 34 Ireland
3. 78' Hayate Era is given a yellow card and heads to the sin bin for ten minutes! 78' Yellow card: Hayate Era (Japan)
4. 72' Harry Byrne's penalty extends Ireland's advantage as the visitors pull further clear! 72' Penalty: Harry Byrne (Ireland) — Japan 20 – 29 Ireland
5. 60' Matsunaga's conversion is good, but Japan remain firmly in arrears against Ireland. 60' Conversion: Takuro Matsunaga (Japan) — Japan 20 – 26 Ireland
6. 59' Hayate Era crashes over to close the gap, but Ireland still hold a commanding advantage here. 59' Try: Hayate Era (Japan) — Japan 18 – 26 Ireland
7. 51' Ciaran Frawley's conversion extends Ireland's advantage as they pull further clear of Japan. 51' Conversion: Ciaran Frawley (Ireland) — Japan 13 – 26 Ireland
8. 51' Sean Jansen crashes over to extend Ireland's advantage over Japan! 51' Try: Sean Jansen (Ireland) — Japan 13 – 24 Ireland
9. 35' Ciaran Frawley's conversion gives Ireland the lead as they edge ahead of Japan at the halfway point. 35' Conversion: Ciaran Frawley (Ireland) — Japan 13 – 19 Ireland
10. 35' Robbie Henshaw powers over for Ireland, who edge ahead against Japan! 35' Try: Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) — Japan 13 – 17 Ireland
11. 28' Matsunaga's penalty gives Japan the lead as they edge ahead of Ireland in a tightly contested first half. 28' Penalty: Takuro Matsunaga (Japan) — Japan 13 – 12 Ireland
12. 21' Tom O'Toole powers over for Ireland to seize the lead against Japan! 21' Try: Tom O'Toole (Ireland) — Japan 10 – 12 Ireland
13. 18' Matsunaga slots the penalty and Japan edges ahead with their boot doing the talking! 18' Penalty: Takuro Matsunaga (Japan) — Japan 10 – 7 Ireland
14. 10' Frawley's conversion is true and the scores are now locked together at seven apiece! 10' Conversion: Ciaran Frawley (Ireland) — Japan 7 – 7 Ireland
15. 9' Nick Timoney crashes over for Ireland, but Japan's early tries keep them in front! 9' Try: Nick Timoney (Ireland) — Japan 7 – 5 Ireland
16. 5' Takuro Matsunaga converts to put Japan in front early in this contest. 5' Conversion: Takuro Matsunaga (Japan) — Japan 7 – 0 Ireland
17. 4' Taira Main crashes over for Japan to open the scoring early in this encounter! 4' Try: Taira Main (Japan) — Japan 5 – 0 Ireland
18. Full-time: Japan 20 – 36 Ireland
19. Second half under way
20. Half-time: Japan 13 – 19 Ireland
21. Match started