SAMOA
	No.	Name
15Tim Nanai-Williams, -
14Ken Pisi, -
13Paul Perez, - T
12Johnny Leota, -
11Alesana Tuilagi, -
10Tusi Pisi, -
9Kahn Fotuali'i, -
1Sakaria Taulafo, -
2Ole Avei, -
3Census Johnston, -
4Filo Paulo, -
5Kane Thompson, -
6Ofisa Treviranus, -
7TJ Ioane, -
8Faifili Levave, -
Replacements
16Motu Matu'u, -
17Viliamu Afatia, -
18Anthony Perenise, -
19Jack Lam, -
20Vavae Tuilagi, -
21Vavao Afemai, -
22Michael Stanley, -
23Rey Lee-Lo, -

JPN
	No.	Name
15Ayumu Goromaru, -  2  4
14Akihito Yamada, - T
13Male Sa'u, -
12Harumichi Tatekawa, -
11Kotaro Matsushima, -
10Kosei Ono, -
9Fumiaki Tanaka, -
1Keita Inagaki, -
2Shota Horie, -
3Kensuke Hatakeyama, -
4Luke Thompson, -
5Hitoshi Ono, -
6Michael Leitch, -
7Michael Broadhurst, -
8Ryu Koliniasi Holani, -
16Takeshi Kizu, -
17Masataka Mikami, -
18Hiroshi Yamashita, -
19Justin Ives, -
20Amanaki Mafi, -
21Hendrik Tui, -
22Atsushi Hiwasa, -
23Karne Hesketh, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: stadium:mk

9:30 AM, October 3, 2015

Attendance: 29,019

3338dPA Sport

Japan outclass Samoa to boost quarterfinal hopes

Japan's hopes of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals remain very much alive after their extraordinary tournament continued with a resounding win over Samoa.

Match Commentary

82'		And we end this commentary with today's match report. But stay with ESPN for all of the reaction from this match, plus live coverage of South Africa v Scotland and tonight's titanic tussle at Twickenham: England v Australia.
81'		Congratulations to Japan, who have a chance of progressing to the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup when they face the USA in their final match. Commiserations to Samoa, who are officially out of the tournament with a game to play. Martyn Thomas sums up today's game at Stadium MK: "This was a game won in the first 20 minutes, as Japan tore into their opponents and Samoa were unable to live with their energetic approach. The Brave Blossom were unable to take full advantage of a five-minute spell which saw Faifili Levave and then Sakaria Taulafo sin-binned. But although they only garnered seven points in 13+ minutes they set a platform from which they would storm 20 points clear by the end of the half. The second period was much more of a procession as Japan made sure of the win with a couple of penalties and Samoa belatedly showed what they can do with a fine breakaway try. Eddie Jones' side had done the hard work in the first 40 though and another record Milton Keynes crowd rose to its feet as Japan's win was confirmed. They were equally as vocal as Ayumu Goromaru again picked up man of the match honours. How far can he and his team go now?"
81'+1		5-26 End of second half

Match Stats

SAMOA

JPN

41%

59%

36%

64%

SAMOA

JPN

120	Runs	141
502	Meters Run	343
6	Clean Breaks	6
160	Tackles	115
25	Missed Tackles	31
12	Turnover Knock On	8

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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