Japan vs Uruguay | Live & Latest Rugby Union Scores & Results

Japan

43 - 7

Full Time

Uruguay

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Faulua Makisi comes on for Japan.

80'

Keita Inagaki leaves the field.

80'

Shogo Miura comes on.

77'

Faulua Makisi comes off.

77'

This is dangerous for the defence as Santiago Alvarez bursts through to advance the Uruguay attack.

76'

This is dangerous for the defence as Baltazar Amaya bursts through to advance the Uruguay attack.

75'

Conversion

Felipe Etcheverry has kicked a conversion.

74'

Try

Manuel Ardao scores the try from close range.

73'

Uruguay make a substitution with Mathias Franco coming on.

69'

Uruguay make a substitution with Ignacio Peculo coming off.

69'

Uruguay make a substitution with Santiago Alvarez coming on.

69'

Uruguay make a substitution with Tomas Inciarte coming off.

69'

Uruguay make a substitution with Emiliano Faccennini coming on.

69'

Uruguay make a substitution with Guillermo Pujadas coming off.

69'

Uruguay make a substitution with Tomas Etcheverry coming on.

69'

Uruguay make a substitution with Diego Magno coming off.

69'

Yellow Card

Keita Inagaki (Japan) is shown a yellow card

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Rodrigo Silva took full advantage.

67'

Japan sub Shogo Nakano comes onto the field.

64'

Siosaia Fifita departs for Japan.

64'

Uruguay sub Baltazar Amaya comes onto the field.

64'

Nicolas Freitas departs for Uruguay.

64'

Conversion

The Japan supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the conversion.

63'

Try

Great hands by Japan leads to a try for Yusuke Kajimura

62'

Spellbinding play by Faulua Makisi is finished off with a try.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Faulua Makisi goes through the gap.

62'

Japan sub Seungsin Lee comes onto the field.

60'

Takuya Yamasawa departs for Japan.

60'

Japan sub Daiki Nakajima comes onto the field.

60'

Naoto Saito departs for Japan.

60'

Japan sub Shota Horie comes onto the field.

60'

Atsushi Sakate departs for Japan.

60'

It was a certain try if Japan hadn't been impeded, the referee agrees and awards the penalty try.

60'

Yellow Card

Santiago Civetta (Uruguay) is shown a yellow card

60'

The defensive line has been broken as Jack Cornelsen goes through the gap.

59'

Matias Benitez comes on for Uruguay.

58'

Juan Echeverria leaves the field.

58'

Masato Furukawa comes on for Japan.

56'

Ben Gunter leaves the field.

56'

Franco Lamanna comes on for Uruguay.

56'

Lucas Bianchi leaves the field.

56'

Takuya Yamasawa has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

55'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Gerhard van den Heever from scoring as they record the try for Japan.

54'

That's a great try assist by Naoto Saito.

54'

Sanaila Waqa comes on.

51'

Warner Dearns comes off.

51'

Mateo Vinals comes on.

51'

Juan Manuel Alonso comes off.

51'

Asaeli Ai Valu comes on.

51'

Yusuke Kizu comes off.

51'

Takuya Yamasawa has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

50'

Try

The Japan maul march their way over the white wash for Atsushi Sakate to touch down.

49'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

The right post denies Takuya Yamasawa from adding the extras.

39'

Try

A perfectly weighted kick allows Dylan Riley to score the try.

37'

Fabulous play by Japan has led to Dylan Riley being able to wriggle through a gap.

37'

That's a great try assist by Gerhard van den Heever.

37'

Felipe Etcheverry has their drop goal charged down!

28'

Felipe Etcheverry looks to land a drop goal but it misses, sailing past the right handside of the posts.

26'

Penalty Goal

Takuya Yamasawa adds the points for Japan.

22'

Penalty Goal

Takuya Yamasawa makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

15'

Penalty Goal

Takuya Yamasawa kicks the penalty.

The defensive line has been broken as Siosaia Fifita goes through the gap.

Takuya Yamasawa has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Try

Japan are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Atsushi Sakate touching down.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Japan v Uruguay 
  
 Internationals - Round 1 
  
 Sat 25th June 2022, 01:00am CDT 
  
 Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu

Points Flow Chart

Japan win +36

Time in lead

Mins in lead

96%

% Of Game In Lead

18%

Possession Last 10 min

82%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Etcheverry

74'

43 - 7

Ardao

73'

43 - 5

Inagaki

43 - 0

68'

Lee

43 - 0

63'

Kajimura

41 - 0

62'

Penalty Try

36 - 0

60'

Civetta

60'

29 - 0

van den Heever

29 - 0

54'

Sakate

24 - 0

49'

Half Time

Riley

19 - 0

37'

Yamasawa

14 - 0

22'

Yamasawa

11 - 0

15'

Yamasawa

8 - 0

Sakate

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

0.7

Entries

Attack Profile

Japan

Uruguay

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Defence Profile

Japan

Uruguay

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

44%

35%

3-6 secs

26%

45%

6+ secs

22%

15%

Rucks Won

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