Japan 15 - 42 France (18/07/2026)

Full-time Men's Nations Championship R3
JAP
Japan
2 tries
Form L L W W L
Coach: Eddie Jones
Kippei Ishida 14' E
Sojiro Otsuka 34' E
Takuro Matsunaga1Tr · 1P
Stadium: National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo  ·  Rain 29°C 0.1 mm
15-42
Half-time: 15-28
2 tries 6 tries
Head-to-head
D 12-52 09/11/2024
D 17-35 20/11/2022
D 15-20 09/07/2022
D 23-42 02/07/2022
Broadcaster: TF1
FR
France
6 tries
Form W L W L W
Coach: Fabien Galthié
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Maxime Lamothe 1', 50' E
Matthieu Jalibert 18', 42' E
Alexandre Roumat 22' E
Maxime Lucu 29' E
Maxime Lucu5Tr
Romain Ntamack1Tr
Stadium
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Coaches
Eddie Jones (Japan) / Fabien Galthié (France)
Broadcaster
TF1
Weather
Rain 29°C 0.1 mm

Quick summary

France beat Japan 42–15 in a 8-try match and 3 cards. Maxime Lucu finishes as top scorer with 15 points (1 try, 5 conversions).
ML
Top scorer
Maxime Lucu
France · 15 pts (1 try, 5 cons)
Key figures
2 Tries 6
1 Cons 6
1 Penalties 0
1 Cards 2
15 1st half 28
0 2nd half 14

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Japan
MIN
France
1st half 15 - 28
1'0-7
E
Maxime Lamothe Try · converted by Maxime Lucu
6'0-7
↔
Killian TixerontFlorian Verhaeghe Replacement
P
Takuro Matsunaga Penalty
9'3-7
E
Kippei Ishida Try
14'8-7
17'8-7
↔
Lenni NouchiFlorian Verhaeghe Replacement
J
Harry Hockings Yellow card
17'8-7
18'8-14
E
Matthieu Jalibert Try · converted by Maxime Lucu
22'8-21
E
Alexandre Roumat Try · converted by Maxime Lucu
29'8-28
E
Maxime Lucu Try · converted
E
Sojiro Otsuka Try · converted by Takuro Matsunaga
34'15-28
40'15-28
↔
Hugo AuradouFlorian Verhaeghe Replacement
2nd half 0 - 14
42'15-35
E
Matthieu Jalibert Try · converted by Romain Ntamack
↔
Michael LeitchSojiro Otsuka Replacement
48'15-35
50'15-42
E
Maxime Lamothe Try · converted by Maxime Lucu
↔
Michael StolbergHarry Hockings Replacement
52'15-42
55'15-42
↔
Reda WardiMaxime Lamothe Replacement
↔
Esi SwordKeijiro Tamefusa Replacement
56'15-42
57'15-42
J
Matthieu Jalibert Yellow card
↔
Kenji SatoHayate Era Replacement
61'15-42
62'15-42
↔
Killian TixerontLenni Nouchi Replacement
67'15-42
↔
Paul GraouMaxime Lucu Replacement
76'15-42
J
Marko Gazzotti Yellow card

Match stats

Japan France
15
Points scored
42
2
Tries
6
Japan France
2
Tries
6
Japan France
1
Conversions
6
1
Penalties scored
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
Japan France
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Japan
2 matches played
France
2 matches played
Points scored
15 ▼
avg. 23.5
42 ▲
avg. 37
32.2
Tries
2 ▼
avg. 2.5
6 ▲
avg. 5
4.58
First try
14'
avg. 6'30
1'
avg. 1'30
11'12
Penalties scored
1 ▼
avg. 2
0 ▼
avg. 2
0.62
Yellow cards
1 ▲
avg. 0.5
2 ▲
avg. 0.5
0.5
% wins
50%
50%
—
% home wins
50%
0%
54%
% away wins
0%
50%
46%

Line-ups

JapanFrance
  1. 1S. OtsukaE 34'Off at 48' 48'
  2. 2H. EraOff at 61' 61'
  3. 3K. TamefusaOff at 56' 56' Sword
  4. 4H. HockingsYellow card 17'Off at 52' 52'
  5. 5W. Dearns
  6. 6E. Ha'anganaOff at 48' 48'
  7. 7B. Gunter
  8. 8J. CornelsenOff at 61' 61'
  9. 9N. Saito
  10. 10R. ItoOff at 61' 61'
  11. 11K. IshidaE 14'Off at 52' 52'
  12. 12S. Ahokovi Tua
  13. 13D. Riley
  14. 14K. Ueda
  15. 15T. Matsunaga1 T · 1 P
  1. 1J. PoirotOff at 55' 55'
  2. 2M. LamotheE 1' 50'Off at 55' 55'
  3. 3R. MontagneOff at 55' 55'
  4. 4F. VerhaegheOff at 40' 40' Auradou
  5. 5E. MeafouOff at 55' 55'
  6. 6L. NouchiOff at 62' 62' Tixeront
  7. 7M. GazzottiYellow card 76'
  8. 8A. RoumatE 22'
  9. 9M. LucuE 29'5 TOff at 67' 67' Graou
  10. 10R. Ntamack1 T
  11. 11A. Grandidier
  12. 12Y. MoefanaOff at 55' 55'
  13. 13F. Brau-Boirie
  14. 14T. Attissogbe
  15. 15M. JalibertE 18' 42'Yellow card 57'
Replacements
  1. 16K. SatoOn at 61' 61'
  2. 17T. OkabeOn at 48' 48'
  3. 18E. SwordOn at 56' 56' Tamefusa
  4. 19M. StolbergOn at 52' 52'
  5. 20M. LeitchOn at 48' 48'
  6. 21T. CostleyOn at 61' 61'
  7. 22T. MainOn at 52' 52'
  8. 23S. UenoboOn at 61' 61'
Replacements
  1. 16P. MauvakaOn at 55' 55'
  2. 17R. WardiOn at 55' 55'
  3. 18S. FalateaOn at 55' 55'
  4. 19H. AuradouOn at 6' 6'
  5. 20T. StaniforthOn at 55' 55'
  6. 21K. TixerontOn at 6' 6'
  7. 22P. GraouOn at 67' 67' Lucu
  8. 23K. GourguesOn at 55' 55'
80'
Japan
Forwards
1 Sojiro Otsuka E 34'Off at 48' 48'
2 Hayate Era Off at 61' 61'
3 Keijiro Tamefusa Off at 56' 56' Sword
4 Harry Hockings Yellow card 17'Off at 52' 52'
5 Warner Dearns
6 Esei Ha'angana Off at 48' 48'
7 Ben Gunter
8 Jack Cornelsen Off at 61' 61'
Half-backs
9 Naoto Saito
10 Ryunosuke Ito Off at 61' 61'
Backs
11 Kippei Ishida E 14'Off at 52' 52'
12 Samisoni Ahokovi Tua
13 Dylan Riley
14 Kazuma Ueda
15 Takuro Matsunaga 1 T · 1 P
Replacements
16 Kenji Sato On at 61' 61'
17 Takato Okabe On at 48' 48'
18 Esi Sword On at 56' 56' Tamefusa
19 Michael Stolberg On at 52' 52'
20 Michael Leitch On at 48' 48'
21 Tiennan Costley On at 61' 61'
22 Taira Main On at 52' 52'
23 Shunshuke Uenobo On at 61' 61'
France
Forwards
1 Jefferson Poirot Off at 55' 55'
2 Maxime Lamothe E 1' 50'Off at 55' 55'
3 Regis Montagne Off at 55' 55'
4 Florian Verhaeghe Off at 40' 40' Auradou
5 Emmanuel Meafou Off at 55' 55'
6 Lenni Nouchi Off at 62' 62' Tixeront
7 Marko Gazzotti Yellow card 76'
8 Alexandre Roumat E 22'
Half-backs
9 Maxime Lucu E 29'5 TOff at 67' 67' Graou
10 Romain Ntamack 1 T
Backs
11 Aaron Grandidier
12 Yoram Moefana Off at 55' 55'
13 Fabien Brau-Boirie
14 Théo Attissogbe
15 Matthieu Jalibert E 18' 42'Yellow card 57'
Replacements
16 Peato Mauvaka On at 55' 55'
17 Reda Wardi On at 55' 55'
18 Sipili Falatea On at 55' 55'
19 Hugo Auradou On at 6' 6'
20 Thomas Staniforth On at 55' 55'
21 Killian Tixeront On at 6' 6'
22 Paul Graou On at 67' 67' Lucu
23 Kalvin Gourgues On at 55' 55'

Stats by player

Japan
1
5 pts48 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
48'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
5 pts52 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
52'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
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
42 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
42'
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
48 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
48'
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
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
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
10
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
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
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
32 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
32'
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
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
32 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
32'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
France
9
15 pts67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
15
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
10 pts55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
55'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
10 pts70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
2 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
2
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
76 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
76'
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
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
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
25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red