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Le Japon fait un bond vers les quarts en battant les Samoa

Atsushi Sakate and Kazuki Himeno of Japan celebrate a turnover during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between Japan and Samoa at Stadium de Toulouse on September 28, 2023 in Toulouse, France. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Le Japon est sorti de son duel face aux Samoa par une deuxième victoire à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2023 : 28-22 à Toulouse après avoir débuté par un 42-12 contre le Chili en ouverture de sa campagne. Un point commun avec les Samoa (victoire 43-10 contre los Cóndores) qui a enregistré sa deuxième défaite de rang après celle contre l’Argentine (19-10).

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Le Japon garde vivant ses espoirs de se qualifier pour les quarts de finale tandis que les Samoa sont toujours en lice pour une qualification automatique pour la Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2027 en Australie.

Par sa vitesse d’exécution, le Japon a dominé le combat dans la première période, mettant du rythme pour surprendre la défense (quatre franchissements à deux) et aplatir deux fois grâce aux deux tauliers de la troisième ligne, Pieter Labuschagne (12e) et Michael Leitch (31e) ; Rikiya Matsuda ne manquant aucun des trois coups de pied qu’il a eu à tirer pour mener 17-8 à la pause. Malgré leur infériorité numérique (le talonneur Shota Horie exclu suite à un plaquage dangereux pour dix minutes à la 35e), les Brave Blossoms ont continué à construire pas à pas à l’image de cet essai collectif attribué à Himeno (48e).

La sourde indiscipline des Samoa

En face, malgré leurs intentions et leur réussite sur les phases statiques, les Samoa n’ont jamais pu prendre l’ascendant sur le Japon et ce n’était pas faute d’essayer : 77 ballons portés contre 34, 62% de possession et 58% d’occupation en première période. D’abord par un audacieux coup de pied de pénalité de D’Angelo Leuila dès la première minute à 59 mètres, certes centré, mais qui passait juste en dessous de la transversale. Ou encore cette passe à l’aveugle bien sentie du demi de mêlée Jonathan Taumateine au sortir de la mêlée mais qui ne trouvait personne.

Il n’y a bien que leur puissance qui leur permettait le meilleur avec cet essai du talonneur Seilala Lam après un ballon porté à la 37e , celui de l’arrière Duncan Paia’aua (64e) après un festival de raffuts et percussions ou tout en force de Christian Leali’ifano (77e). Ce dernier essai donnera un bonus défensif de consolation (28-22).

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Mais leur puissance était aussi leur principale source d’ennuis. Ainsi, deux cartons sont tombés pour déblayage non autorisé (Taumateine à la 31e) et plaquage dangereux (Ben Lam, 46e). Ce dernier verra son jaune commué en rouge. Cette indiscipline reste un mal profond des Samoans qui en sont maintenant à onze cartons jaunes au cours de leurs sept derniers matchs de Coupe du Monde de Rugby.

La domination japonaise consolidée

Pour cette 18e confrontation entre les deux équipes, la domination japonaise n’est que récente puisque quatre de ses six victoires à ce jour ont eu lieu lors des cinq dernières rencontres (alors qu’entre 1990 et 2012, les Japonais n’ont remporté que deux de leurs 13 duels).

Il ne reste plus qu’un match à disputer pour les deux équipes. Le Japon jouera contre l’Argentine le dimanche 8 octobre à Nantes tandis que les Samoa rencontreront l’Angleterre la veille à Lille.

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Mzilikazi 55 minutes ago
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I get where you are coming from,Om. And there was a case when that French under strength team came out to Australia. Cameron Woki picked at the base of a ruck and jumped/dived over. That would clearly now be penalised.


But the Sheehan try is different to my eye. It starts from a tap penalty, he drives forward, the two WB defenders go low for a tackle in the assumption Sheehan will go to ground. He does not, but seeing the hole now left dives through it. In this case surely there is zero danger there.


Both WB heads are well clear below. There would have been far more danger had Sheehan also dropped low, as he had done on one, or was it two occasions in the game.


I just can’t see his movement as a jump. There is virtually no vertical element, it is say only 5% upwards. Surely at 95% horizontal, that won’t be penalised, not even seriously looked at ?


“It is different to the sideline touchdown on the wing”. You are the only person in hundreds of posts I have read who brings that up. I have been thinking of that as well, but not commented till now prompted by you. And you are correct, it is in most cases very different, being a side on tackle, not head on. But still, it is often more a jump than a dive. I would not advocate for penalising…..some wonderful tries scored that way, and the danger element is generally not excessive, at least not for head injuries.

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TL 3 hours ago
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I agree, the comparison to Rassie in 2021 is unfair. Schmidt despite being highly emotional was scrupulous in not making it a personal grudge match, and in the circumstances I think he behaved in a decent way. What Rassie did was unhinged and extreme. Why fudge the two together? It’s much more common for coaches to do what Joe did, and it was unusual for him, he resisted efforts of journo’s to get him talking about the cards that weren’t in Test 1. He’s taken exception in this instance, if he was doing it all the time I’d dismiss it, but he’s got some cred so I take it a little more seriously when he speaks up.


Otherwise Mr Bishop/ Nick you have yet again proven your acumen as a selector and tactician this series, making calls before not after the event, like any good analyst would. Schmidt was cruelled by injuries this series, more than was apparent initially. In both games injuries to Bobby V and Skelton’s fitness hampered the WBs, and Gleeson in Test 1, and Noah before, and JAS leading in. Picking TT would have been a huge risk after SR form, but yes, seems like it would have been worth taking in hindsight and many were suggesting before. We just don’t have the depth for that not to make a big impact. But Joe seems to have put his chips on Williams as long termer and is investing in him, like he did players in Ireland, when Williams is yet to deliver in this series (although the lineout has been solid when he’s on). Perhaps his time will come. JAS defence is perhaps the biggest issue as Nick you’ve pointed out now on multiple occasions. I just get flummoxed myself thinking about it, as any solution creates another problem, perhaps he just needs time and it just had to be this way….At the very least we need an A/B test and see what the experiment uncovers.


As an Australian I stick to the paradoxical blend of unrealistic optimism and fatalism in reflecting on these decisions that has at once been the blessing and cruse of our culture historically.

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