Japan 27 - 10 Italy (04/07/2026)

Full-time Men's Nations Championship R1
JAP
Japan
3 tries
Form L L L L W
Coach: Eddie Jones
No bonusNone
Warner Dearns 10' E
Takuro Matsunaga 16' E
Ben Gunter 46' E
Takuro Matsunaga3Tr · 2P
Stadium: Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  ·  Rain 26°C 1.2 mm
27-10
Half-time: 17-7
3 tries 1 try
Head-to-head
D 14-42 21/07/2024
D 21-42 26/08/2023
Broadcaster: TF1+
IT
Italy
1 try
Form W L L W L
Coach: Gonzalo Quesada
No bonusNone
Juan Ignacio Brex 4' E
Paolo Garbisi1Tr · 1P
Stadium
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo
Coaches
Eddie Jones (Japan) / Gonzalo Quesada (Italy)
Broadcaster
TF1+
Weather
Rain 26°C 1.2 mm

Quick summary

Japan beat Italy 27–10 in a 4-try match. Takuro Matsunaga finishes as top scorer with 17 points (1 try, 2 penalties, 3 conversions).
TM
Top scorer
Takuro Matsunaga
Japan · 17 pts (1 try, 3 cons, 2 pen.)
Key figures
3 Tries 1
3 Cons 1
2 Penalties 1
17 1st half 7
10 2nd half 3

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Japan
MIN
Italy
1st half 17 - 7
4'0-7
E
Juan Ignacio Brex Try · converted by Paolo Garbisi
E
Warner Dearns Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
10'7-7
12'7-7
↔
Tommaso AllanLorenzo Pani Replacement
E
Takuro Matsunaga Try · converted
16'14-7
P
Takuro Matsunaga Penalty
24'17-7
2nd half 10 - 3
43'17-10
P
Paolo Garbisi Penalty
E
Ben Gunter Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
46'24-10
47'24-10
↔
Gianmarco LucchesiRoss Micheal Vintcent Replacement
↔
Michael LeitchKanji Shimokawa Replacement
51'24-10
↔
Hayate EraShuhei Takeuchi Replacement
56'24-10
↔
Michael StolbergSojiro Otsuka Replacement
59'24-10
60'24-10
↔
Muhamed HasaAlessandro Fusco Replacement
↔
Tiennan CostleyBen Gunter Replacement
64'24-10
P
Takuro Matsunaga Penalty
66'27-10
67'27-10
↔
Riccardo FavrettoNiccolo Cannone Replacement
↔
Itsuki KamimuraNaoto Saito Replacement
74'27-10

Match stats

Japan Italy
27
Points scored
10
3
Tries
1
Japan Italy
3
Tries
1
Japan Italy
3
Conversions
1
2
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
Japan Italy
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Japan
0 matches played
Italy
0 matches played
Points scored
27
10
33
Tries
3
1
4.5
First try
10'
4'
4'00
Penalties scored
2
1
1.5
% wins
—%
—%
—
% home wins
—%
—%
100%
% away wins
—%
—%
0%

Line-ups

JapanItaly
  1. 1T. OkabeOff at 59' 59'
  2. 2M. HaradaOff at 56' 56'
  3. 3S. TakeuchiOff at 56' 56'
  4. 4H. HockingsOff at 59' 59'
  5. 5W. DearnsE 10'
  6. 6B. GunterE 46'Off at 64' 64' Costley
  7. 7K. ShimokawaOff at 51' 51' Leitch
  8. 8J. Cornelsen
  9. 9N. SaitoOff at 74' 74' Kamimura
  10. 10R. Ito
  11. 11K. Ishida
  12. 12Y. Hirose
  13. 13D. Riley
  14. 14K. Ueda
  15. 15T. MatsunagaE 16'3 T · 2 P
  1. 1D. FischettiOff at 60' 60'
  2. 2T. di BartolomeoOff at 47' 47'
  3. 3M. RiccioniOff at 60' 60'
  4. 4N. CannoneOff at 67' 67' Favretto
  5. 5A. Zambonin
  6. 6A. OrtombinaOff at 47' 47'
  7. 7M. Lamaro
  8. 8L. Cannone
  9. 9S. VarneyOff at 60' 60'
  10. 10P. Garbisi1 T · 1 P
  11. 11M. Ioane
  12. 12T. Menoncello
  13. 13J. Ignacio BrexE 4'Off at 60' 60'
  14. 14M. Faissal
  15. 15L. PaniOff at 12' 12' Allan
Replacements
  1. 16H. EraOn at 56' 56'
  2. 17S. OtsukaOn at 59' 59'
  3. 18K. TamefusaOn at 56' 56'
  4. 19M. StolbergOn at 59' 59'
  5. 20M. LeitchOn at 51' 51' Shimokawa
  6. 21T. CostleyOn at 64' 64' Gunter
  7. 22I. KamimuraOn at 74' 74' Saito
  8. 23S. Greene
Replacements
  1. 16G. LucchesiOn at 47' 47'
  2. 17M. SpagnoloOn at 60' 60'
  3. 18M. HasaOn at 60' 60'
  4. 19R. FavrettoOn at 67' 67' Cannone
  5. 20R. Micheal VintcentOn at 47' 47'
  6. 21A. FuscoOn at 60' 60'
  7. 22L. MarinOn at 60' 60'
  8. 23T. AllanOn at 12' 12' Pani
80'
Japan
Forwards
1 Takato Okabe Off at 59' 59'
2 Mamoru Harada Off at 56' 56'
3 Shuhei Takeuchi Off at 56' 56'
4 Harry Hockings Off at 59' 59'
5 Warner Dearns E 10'
6 Ben Gunter E 46'Off at 64' 64' Costley
7 Kanji Shimokawa Off at 51' 51' Leitch
8 Jack Cornelsen
Half-backs
9 Naoto Saito Off at 74' 74' Kamimura
10 Ryunosuke Ito
Backs
11 Kippei Ishida
12 Yuya Hirose
13 Dylan Riley
14 Kazuma Ueda
15 Takuro Matsunaga E 16'3 T · 2 P
Replacements
16 Hayate Era On at 56' 56'
17 Sojiro Otsuka On at 59' 59'
18 Keijiro Tamefusa On at 56' 56'
19 Michael Stolberg On at 59' 59'
20 Michael Leitch On at 51' 51' Shimokawa
21 Tiennan Costley On at 64' 64' Gunter
22 Itsuki Kamimura On at 74' 74' Saito
23 Sam Greene
Italy
Forwards
1 Danilo Fischetti Off at 60' 60'
2 Tommaso di Bartolomeo Off at 47' 47'
3 Marco Riccioni Off at 60' 60'
4 Niccolo Cannone Off at 67' 67' Favretto
5 Andrea Zambonin
6 Alessandro Ortombina Off at 47' 47'
7 Michele Lamaro
8 Lorenzo Cannone
Half-backs
9 Stephen Varney Off at 60' 60'
10 Paolo Garbisi 1 T · 1 P
Backs
11 Monty Ioane
12 Tommaso Menoncello
13 Juan Ignacio Brex E 4'Off at 60' 60'
14 Malik Faissal
15 Lorenzo Pani Off at 12' 12' Allan
Replacements
16 Gianmarco Lucchesi On at 47' 47'
17 Mirco Spagnolo On at 60' 60'
18 Muhamed Hasa On at 60' 60'
19 Riccardo Favretto On at 67' 67' Cannone
20 Ross Micheal Vintcent On at 47' 47'
21 Alessandro Fusco On at 60' 60'
22 Leonardo Marin On at 60' 60'
23 Tommaso Allan On at 12' 12' Pani

Stats by player

Japan
15
17 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
17
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
6
5 pts64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
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
56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
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
9
74 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
74'
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
11
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
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
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
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
6 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
6'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Italy
10
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
5 pts60 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
60'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
60 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
47 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
47'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
60 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
47 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
47'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
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
9
60 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
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
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
12 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
12'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
33 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
33'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
20 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
20 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
33 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
33'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
20 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
20 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
68 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
68'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red