Japan 20 - 36 Ireland (11/07/2026)

Full-time Men's Nations Championship R2
JAP
Japan
2 tries
Form L L L W W
Coach: Eddie Jones
No bonusNone
Taira Main 3' E
Hayate Era 58' E
Takuro Matsunaga2Tr · 2P
Stadium: Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle | Awabakal-Worimi  ·  Cloudy 18°C
20-36
Half-time: 13-19
2 tries 5 tries
Head-to-head
D 10-41 08/11/2025
D 5-60 06/11/2021
Broadcaster: TMC
IRL
Ireland
5 tries
Form W W W W W
Coach: Andy Farrell
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Nick Timoney 8' E
Tom O'Toole 20' E
Robbie Henshaw 34' E
Sean Jansen 50' E
Tom Stewart 79' E
Ciaran Frawley3Tr
Harry Byrne1Tr · 1P
Stadium
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle | Awabakal-Worimi
Coaches
Eddie Jones (Japan) / Andy Farrell (Ireland)
Broadcaster
TMC
Weather
Cloudy 18°C

Quick summary

Ireland beat Japan 36–20 in a 7-try match and 1 card. Takuro Matsunaga finishes as top scorer with 10 points (2 penalties, 2 conversions).
TM
Top scorer
Takuro Matsunaga
Japan · 10 pts (2 cons, 2 pen.)
Key figures
2 Tries 5
2 Cons 4
2 Penalties 1
1 Cards 0
13 1st half 19
7 2nd half 17

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Japan
MIN
Ireland
1st half 13 - 19
E
Taira Main Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
3'7-0
8'7-7
E
Nick Timoney Try · converted by Ciaran Frawley
P
Takuro Matsunaga Penalty
17'10-7
20'10-12
E
Tom O'Toole Try
P
Takuro Matsunaga Penalty
27'13-12
↔
Tiennan CostleyYuya Hirose Replacement
31'13-12
34'13-19
E
Robbie Henshaw Try · converted by Ciaran Frawley
↔
Sam GreeneDylan Riley Replacement
40'13-19
2nd half 7 - 17
47'13-19
↔
Bundee AkiStuart McCloskey Replacement
↔
Hayate EraMamoru Harada Replacement
47'13-19
50'13-26
E
Sean Jansen Try · converted by Ciaran Frawley
↔
Michael LeitchMichael Stolberg Replacement
52'13-26
↔
Keijiro TamefusaShuhei Takeuchi Replacement
53'13-26
54'13-26
↔
Billy BohanTom O'Toole Replacement
E
Hayate Era Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
58'20-26
58'20-26
↔
Tom StewartRonan Kelleher Replacement
61'20-26
↔
Cormac IzuchukwuBryn Ward Replacement
70'20-26
↔
Nathan DoakCraig Casey Replacement
70'20-29
P
Harry Byrne Penalty
↔
Itsuki KamimuraNaoto Saito Replacement
72'20-29
J
Hayate Era Yellow card
77'20-29
79'20-36
E
Tom Stewart Try · converted by Harry Byrne
↔
Takato OkabeJack Cornelsen Replacement
79'20-36

Match stats

Japan Ireland
20
Points scored
36
2
Tries
5
Japan Ireland
2
Tries
5
Japan Ireland
2
Conversions
4
2
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
Japan Ireland
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Japan
1 matches played
Ireland
1 matches played
Points scored
20 ▼
avg. 27
36 ▲
avg. 33
32.1
Tries
2 ▼
avg. 3
5 =
avg. 5
4.56
First try
3'
avg. 10'00
8'
avg. 9'00
7'48
Penalties scored
2 =
avg. 2
1 ▲
avg. 0
0.75
Yellow cards
1 ▲
avg. 0
0 =
avg. 0
0.56
% wins
100%
100%
—
% home wins
100%
0%
50%
% away wins
0%
100%
50%

Line-ups

JapanIreland
  1. 1T. Okabe
  2. 2M. HaradaOff at 47' 47' Era
  3. 3S. TakeuchiOff at 53' 53'
  4. 4H. HockingsOff at 52' 52'
  5. 5W. Dearns
  6. 6B. Gunter
  7. 7K. ShimokawaOff at 52' 52'
  8. 8J. CornelsenOff at 79' 79' Okabe
  9. 9N. SaitoOff at 72' 72' Kamimura
  10. 10R. Ito
  11. 11T. MainE 3'
  12. 12Y. HiroseOff at 31' 31' Costley
  13. 13D. RileyOff at 40' 40' Greene
  14. 14K. Ueda
  15. 15T. Matsunaga2 T · 2 P
  1. 1T. O'TooleE 20'Off at 54' 54' Bohan
  2. 2R. KelleherOff at 58' 58'
  3. 3T. ClarksonOff at 47' 47'
  4. 4T. Beirne
  5. 5J. Ryan
  6. 6J. ConanOff at 61' 61'
  7. 7N. TimoneyE 8'
  8. 8S. JansenE 50'Off at 61' 61'
  9. 9C. CaseyOff at 70' 70' Doak
  10. 10C. Frawley3 T
  11. 11J. StockdaleOff at 58' 58'
  12. 12S. McCloskeyOff at 47' 47'
  13. 13R. HenshawE 34'
  14. 14J. O'Brien
  15. 15J. Osborne
Replacements
  1. 16H. EraE 58'Yellow card 77'On at 47' 47' Harada
  2. 17S. OtsukaOn at 53' 53'
  3. 18K. TamefusaOn at 53' 53'
  4. 19M. StolbergOn at 52' 52'
  5. 20M. LeitchOn at 52' 52'
  6. 21T. CostleyOn at 31' 31' Hirose
  7. 22I. KamimuraOn at 72' 72' Saito
  8. 23S. GreeneOn at 40' 40' Riley
Replacements
  1. 16T. StewartE 79'On at 58' 58'
  2. 17B. BohanOn at 54' 54' O'Toole
  3. 18S. IlloOn at 47' 47'
  4. 19C. IzuchukwuOn at 61' 61'
  5. 20B. WardOn at 61' 61'
  6. 21N. DoakOn at 70' 70' Casey
  7. 22H. Byrne1 T · 1 POn at 58' 58'
  8. 23B. AkiOn at 47' 47'
80'
Japan
Forwards
1 Takato Okabe
2 Mamoru Harada Off at 47' 47' Era
3 Shuhei Takeuchi Off at 53' 53'
4 Harry Hockings Off at 52' 52'
5 Warner Dearns
6 Ben Gunter
7 Kanji Shimokawa Off at 52' 52'
8 Jack Cornelsen Off at 79' 79' Okabe
Half-backs
9 Naoto Saito Off at 72' 72' Kamimura
10 Ryunosuke Ito
Backs
11 Taira Main E 3'
12 Yuya Hirose Off at 31' 31' Costley
13 Dylan Riley Off at 40' 40' Greene
14 Kazuma Ueda
15 Takuro Matsunaga 2 T · 2 P
Replacements
16 Hayate Era E 58'Yellow card 77'On at 47' 47' Harada
17 Sojiro Otsuka On at 53' 53'
18 Keijiro Tamefusa On at 53' 53'
19 Michael Stolberg On at 52' 52'
20 Michael Leitch On at 52' 52'
21 Tiennan Costley On at 31' 31' Hirose
22 Itsuki Kamimura On at 72' 72' Saito
23 Sam Greene On at 40' 40' Riley
Ireland
Forwards
1 Tom O'Toole E 20'Off at 54' 54' Bohan
2 Ronan Kelleher Off at 58' 58'
3 Tom Clarkson Off at 47' 47'
4 Tadhg Beirne
5 James Ryan
6 Jack Conan Off at 61' 61'
7 Nick Timoney E 8'
8 Sean Jansen E 50'Off at 61' 61'
Half-backs
9 Craig Casey Off at 70' 70' Doak
10 Ciaran Frawley 3 T
Backs
11 Jacob Stockdale Off at 58' 58'
12 Stuart McCloskey Off at 47' 47'
13 Robbie Henshaw E 34'
14 Jimmy O'Brien
15 Jamie Osborne
Replacements
16 Tom Stewart E 79'On at 58' 58'
17 Billy Bohan On at 54' 54' O'Toole
18 Sam Illo On at 47' 47'
19 Cormac Izuchukwu On at 61' 61'
20 Bryn Ward On at 61' 61'
21 Nathan Doak On at 70' 70' Casey
22 Harry Byrne 1 T · 1 POn at 58' 58'
23 Bundee Aki On at 47' 47'

Stats by player

Japan
15
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
5 pts30 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
30'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
54 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
54'
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
53 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
52 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
52'
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
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
52 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
52'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
79 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
79'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
72 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
72'
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
31 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
31'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
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
17
27 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
27 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
49 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
49'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
8 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Ireland
10
6 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
6
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
5 pts54 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
54'
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
8
5 pts61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
61'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
5 pts22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
5 pts22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
47 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
47'
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
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
47 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
47'
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
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
26 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
26'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
33 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
33'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
10 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
10'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
33 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
33'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red