JPN
No.Name
15William Tupou, -
14Kotaro Matsushima, -
T
3
13Timothy Lafaele, -
12Ryoto Nakamura, -
11Lomano Lemeki, -
10Yu Tamura, -
2
9Yutaka Nagare, -
1Keita Inagaki, -
2Shota Horie, -
3Asaeli Ai Valu, -
4Wimpie van der Walt, -
5James Moore, -
6Michael Leitch, -
7Pieter Labuschagne, -
T
8Kazuki Himeno, -
Replacements
16Atsushi Sakate, -
17Isileli Nakajima, -
18Jiwon Gu, -
19Luke Thompson, -
20Hendrik Tui, -
21Fumiaki Tanaka, -
22Rikiya Matsuda, -
23Ryohei Yamanaka, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium
6:45 AM, September 20, 2019

Match Commentary

81'+130-10 End of second half
80'And it's over! Japan score four tries to bring open the 2019 World Cup with a resounding win, despite early fears of an upset.
80'Russia kick the ball out from a penalty at the Japan 22, rather than finish it. They're looking to finish with a try.

Match Stats

JPN
Possession
RUSS
50%
50%
Territory
48%
52%
JPN
RUSS
141Runs112
653Meters Run289
16Clean Breaks11
134Tackles144
21Missed Tackles48
15Turnover Knock On11

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