Japan 32 - 35 Australia (08/08/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior International Internationals R1
JAP
Japan
4 tries
Form L W W L L
Coach: Eddie Jones
No bonusNone
Ryunosuke Ito 11' E
Faulua Makisi 33' E
Kazuma Ueda 44' E
Warner Dearns 77' E
Takuro Matsunaga3Tr · 2P
Stadium: -
32-35
Half-time: 14-14
4 tries 5 tries
Head-to-head
D 15-19 25/10/2025
D 23-32 23/10/2021
AUS
Australia
5 tries
Form L L L L W
Coach: Joe Schmidt
No bonusNone
Harry Potter 14' E
Tom Wright 25' E
Max Jorgensen 41' E
Fraser McReight 48' E
Taniela Tupou 69' E
Ryan Lonergan4Tr
Ben Donaldson1Tr
Coaches
Eddie Jones (Japan) / Joe Schmidt (Australia)

Quick summary

Australia beat Japan 35–32 in a 9-try match and 1 card. Takuro Matsunaga finishes as top scorer with 12 points (2 penalties, 3 conversions).
TM
Top scorer
Takuro Matsunaga
Japan · 12 pts (3 cons, 2 pen.)
Key figures
4 Tries 5
3 Cons 5
2 Penalties 0
0 Cards 1
14 1st half 14
18 2nd half 21

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Japan
MIN
Australia
1st half 14 - 14
E
Ryunosuke Ito Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
11'7-0
14'7-7
E
Harry Potter Try · converted by Ryan Lonergan
25'7-14
E
Tom Wright Try · converted by Ryan Lonergan
31'7-14
R
Miles Amatosero Red card
E
Faulua Makisi Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
33'14-14
40'14-14
↔
Angus BellAidan Ross Replacement
2nd half 18 - 21
41'14-21
E
Max Jorgensen Try · converted by Ryan Lonergan
E
Kazuma Ueda Try
44'19-21
48'19-28
E
Fraser McReight Try · converted by Ryan Lonergan
P
Takuro Matsunaga Penalty
52'22-28
53'22-28
↔
Taniela TupouJosh Nasser Replacement
↔
Mamoru HaradaYoshitaka Yazaki Replacement
56'22-28
P
Takuro Matsunaga Penalty
58'25-28
↔
Michael LeitchKanji Shimokawa Replacement
59'25-28
↔
Sojiro OtsukaTakato Okabe Replacement
62'25-28
62'25-28
↔
Tate McDermottHarry Potter Replacement
↔
Harry HockingsJack Cornelsen Replacement
64'25-28
↔
Keijiro TamefusaShunshuke Uenobo Replacement
65'25-28
69'25-35
E
Taniela Tupou Try · converted by Ben Donaldson
71'25-35
↔
Isaac HenryTom Wright Replacement
E
Warner Dearns Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
77'32-35

Match stats

Japan Australia
32
Points scored
35
4
Tries
5
Japan Australia
4
Tries
5
Japan Australia
3
Conversions
5
2
Penalties scored
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
Japan Australia
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards
1

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Japan
0 matches played
Australia
0 matches played
Competition
2 matches played
Points scored
32
35
24.8
Tries
4
5
3.75
First try
11'
14'
11'18
% wins
—%
—%
—
% home wins
—%
—%
50%
% away wins
—%
—%
50%

Line-ups

JapanAustralia
  1. 1T. OkabeOff at 62' 62'
  2. 2H. EraOff at 56' 56'
  3. 3S. TakeuchiOff at 65' 65'
  4. 4J. CornelsenOff at 64' 64' Hockings
  5. 5W. DearnsE 77'
  6. 6B. Gunter
  7. 7K. ShimokawaOff at 59' 59' Leitch
  8. 8F. MakisiE 33'Off at 62' 62'
  9. 9N. Saito
  10. 10R. ItoE 11'
  11. 11T. MainOff at 56' 56'
  12. 12S. Ahokovi Tua
  13. 13D. RileyOff at 65' 65'
  14. 14K. UedaE 44'
  15. 15T. Matsunaga3 T · 2 P
  1. 1A. RossOff at 40' 40' Bell
  2. 2J. NasserOff at 53' 53'
  3. 3A. Ala'alatoaOff at 53' 53'
  4. 4J. Canham
  5. 5M. AmatoseroRed card 31'Off at 31' 31'
  6. 6R. ValetiniOff at 62' 62'
  7. 7F. McReightE 48'
  8. 8H. Wilson
  9. 9R. Lonergan4 TOff at 62' 62'
  10. 10D. Meredith
  11. 11H. PotterE 14'Off at 62' 62'
  12. 12H. Oikoumeme Paisami
  13. 13J. Sua'ali'i
  14. 14M. JorgensenE 41'
  15. 15T. WrightE 25'Off at 71' 71' Henry
Replacements
  1. 16M. HaradaOn at 56' 56'
  2. 17S. OtsukaOn at 62' 62'
  3. 18K. TamefusaOn at 65' 65'
  4. 19H. HockingsOn at 64' 64' Cornelsen
  5. 20M. LeitchOn at 59' 59' Shimokawa
  6. 21T. CostleyOn at 62' 62'
  7. 22S. UenoboOn at 65' 65'
  8. 23Y. YazakiOn at 56' 56'
Replacements
  1. 16B. PollardOn at 53' 53'
  2. 17A. BellOn at 40' 40' Ross
  3. 18T. TupouE 69'On at 53' 53'
  4. 19J. Williams
  5. 20C. CaleOn at 62' 62'
  6. 21T. McDermottOn at 62' 62'
  7. 22B. Donaldson1 TOn at 62' 62'
  8. 23I. HenryOn at 71' 71' Wright
80'
Japan
Forwards
1 Takato Okabe Off at 62' 62'
2 Hayate Era Off at 56' 56'
3 Shuhei Takeuchi Off at 65' 65'
4 Jack Cornelsen Off at 64' 64' Hockings
5 Warner Dearns E 77'
6 Ben Gunter
7 Kanji Shimokawa Off at 59' 59' Leitch
8 Faulua Makisi E 33'Off at 62' 62'
Half-backs
9 Naoto Saito
10 Ryunosuke Ito E 11'
Backs
11 Taira Main Off at 56' 56'
12 Samisoni Ahokovi Tua
13 Dylan Riley Off at 65' 65'
14 Kazuma Ueda E 44'
15 Takuro Matsunaga 3 T · 2 P
Replacements
16 Mamoru Harada On at 56' 56'
17 Sojiro Otsuka On at 62' 62'
18 Keijiro Tamefusa On at 65' 65'
19 Harry Hockings On at 64' 64' Cornelsen
20 Michael Leitch On at 59' 59' Shimokawa
21 Tiennan Costley On at 62' 62'
22 Shunshuke Uenobo On at 65' 65'
23 Yoshitaka Yazaki On at 56' 56'
Australia
Forwards
1 Aidan Ross Off at 40' 40' Bell
2 Josh Nasser Off at 53' 53'
3 Allan Ala'alatoa Off at 53' 53'
4 Joshua Canham
5 Miles Amatosero Red card 31'Off at 31' 31'
6 Robert Valetini Off at 62' 62'
7 Fraser McReight E 48'
8 Harry Wilson
Half-backs
9 Ryan Lonergan 4 TOff at 62' 62'
10 Declan Meredith
Backs
11 Harry Potter E 14'Off at 62' 62'
12 Hunter Oikoumeme Paisami
13 Joseph Sua'ali'i
14 Max Jorgensen E 41'
15 Tom Wright E 25'Off at 71' 71' Henry
Replacements
16 Billy Pollard On at 53' 53'
17 Angus Bell On at 40' 40' Ross
18 Taniela Tupou E 69'On at 53' 53'
19 Jeremy Williams
20 Charlie Cale On at 62' 62'
21 Tate McDermott On at 62' 62'
22 Ben Donaldson 1 TOn at 62' 62'
23 Isaac Henry On at 71' 71' Wright

Stats by player

Japan
15
12 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
12
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
5 pts62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
65 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
65'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
65 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
65'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
15 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
15'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
15 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
15'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Australia
9
8 pts62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
8
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
5 pts62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
5 pts71 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
71'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
5 pts27 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
27'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
2 pts18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
2
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
53 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
53 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
31 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
31'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
27 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
9 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
9'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red