International
Ireland vs Japan

Time Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 12:00 PM
Location Aviva Stadium
Referee Karl Dickson

Ireland		Japan
Stockdale51' van48' Bealham40+1' McCloskey25' Farrell7'	Tries	Saito56' Fifita42' Lafaele35' Leitch10'
Carbery52' Carbery49' Carbery40+2' Carbery8'	Conversions	Tamura57' Tamura44' Tamura36' Tamura11'
Carbery68' Carbery61'	Penalty Goals	Tamura3'

Ireland		Japan
Attack
5	Tries	4
329	Metres	406
108	Carries	105
20	Defenders Beaten	24
11	Clean Breaks	9
135	Passes	170
5	Offloads	10
11	Turnovers Conceded	9
Defence
122	Tackles	151
24	Missed Tackles	20
2	Turnovers Won	3
Kicking
36	Kicks in Play	27
4/5	Conversions	4/4
2/2	Penalty Goals	1/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
542	Kick From Hand Metres	643
14	In Touch	8
13	Opponent Collection	13
86%	Success	83%
19	Possession Lost	17
6	Possession Retained	4
Breakdown
86	Rucks Won	77
2	Rucks Lost	5
97%	Rucks Success Rate	93%
8	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
15	Lineouts Won	8
3	Lineouts Lost	1
83%	Lineouts Success Rate	88%
4	Scrums Won	7
1	Scrums Lost	0
80%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
55%	Possession	45%
50%	First Half	50%
61%	Second Half	39%
42%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	57%
Discipline
8	Penalties Conceded	14
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
5	Penalty Conceded Own Half	8

Ireland	Japan
1Dave Kilcoyne	1Keita Inagaki
2Ronan Kelleher	2Atsushi Sakate
3Finlay Bealham	3Jiwon Koo
4Ultan Dillane	4Wimpie van der Walt
5James Ryan (C)	5James Moore
6Peter O'Mahony	6Michael Leitch (C)
7Josh van der Flier	7Pieter Labuschagne
8Caelan Doris	8Tevita Tatafu
9Jamison Gibson-Park	9Naoto Saito
10Joey Carbery	10Yu Tamura
11Jacob Stockdale	11Siosaia Fifita
12Stuart McCloskey	12Ryoto Nakamura
13Chris Farrell	13Timothy Lafaele
14Jordan Larmour	14Semisi Masirewa
15Hugo Keenan	15Kotaro Matsushima
Substitutes
16Rob Herring	16Kosuke Horikoshi
17Ed Byrne	17Craig Millar
18John Ryan	18Asaeli Ai Valu
19Ryan Baird	19Jack Cornelsen
20Gavin Coombes	20Amanaki Mafi
21Craig Casey	21Kaito Shigeno
22Billy Burns	22Rikiya Matsuda
23Shane Daly	23Shane Gates
Coaches
Andy Farrell	Jamie Joseph

75	Substitution on	Craig Casey comes on for Ireland.
75	Substitution off	Jamison Gibson-Park leaves the field.
74	Player Good Tackles	James Ryan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
71	Team Rucks Won	Japan have won 60 rucks so far this game.
70	Substitution on	Rob Herring comes on.
70	Substitution off	Ronan Kelleher comes off.
70	Substitution on	Gavin Coombes comes on.
70	Substitution off	Peter O'Mahony comes off.
69	Team Rucks Won	Ireland have won 80 rucks so far this game.
68	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Joey Carbery makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
67	Player Good Tackles	Josh van der Flier has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
66	Substitution on	Rikiya Matsuda comes on.
66	Substitution off	Yu Tamura comes off.
66	Substitution on	Japan decide to make a substitution, with Kaito Shigeno getting some game time.
66	Substitution off	Japan decide to make a substitution, with Naoto Saito being replaced.
65	Player Good Tackles	James Moore has made 20 good tackles so far this game.
61	Substitution on	Japan make a substitution with Kosuke Horikoshi coming on.
61	Substitution off	Japan make a substitution with Atsushi Sakate coming off.
61	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Joey Carbery kicks the penalty.
59	Substitution on	Ireland sub Ryan Baird comes onto the field.
59	Substitution off	Ultan Dillane departs for Ireland.
59	Team Rucks Won	Ireland have won 60 rucks so far this game.
58	Substitution on	Ed Byrne comes on for Ireland.
58	Substitution off	Dave Kilcoyne leaves the field.
58	Substitution on	John Ryan comes on.
58	Substitution off	Finlay Bealham comes off.
57	Conversion - Kicked	Yu Tamura has kicked a conversion.
56	Try Assist	Siosaia Fifita sets up the try.
56	Clean Break	Trouble here as Amanaki Mafi breaches the defence.
56	Player Good Tackles	Atsushi Sakate has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
56	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Japan is finished off by Naoto Saito.
56	Player Good Tackles	Ultan Dillane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
53	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Amanaki Mafi bursts through to advance the Japan attack.
53	Substitution on	Amanaki Mafi comes on.
53	Substitution off	Tevita Tatafu comes off.
52	Conversion - Kicked	The Ireland supporters go wild as Joey Carbery successfully kicks the conversion.
51	Try Assist	Jamison Gibson-Park sets up the try.
51	Try - Close range	The pressure has finally told as Jacob Stockdale scores from close range.
50	Substitution on	Shane Gates comes on.
50	Substitution off	Kotaro Matsushima comes off.
50	Substitution on	Japan decide to make a substitution, with Jack Cornelsen getting some game time.
50	Substitution off	Japan decide to make a substitution, with Wimpie van der Walt being replaced.
50	Substitution on	Japan make a substitution with Craig Millar coming on.
50	Substitution on	Japan sub Asaeli Ai Valu comes onto the field.
50	Substitution off	Japan make a substitution with Keita Inagaki coming off.
50	Substitution off	Jiwon Koo departs for Japan.
49	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Joey Carbery kicks the conversion.
48	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jamison Gibson-Park took full advantage.
48	Try - Close range	Ireland are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Josh van der Flier picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
45	Player Good Tackles	James Moore has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
44	Conversion - Kicked	Yu Tamura adds the two points for Japan.
42	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Yu Tamura is finished off with a try.
42	Try - From kick	The kick through from Japan has allowed Siosaia Fifita to touch down.
42	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Yu Tamura goes through the gap.
42	Clean Break	What a run here by Siosaia Fifita as they gets over the gainline!.
42	Substitution on	Billy Burns comes on for Ireland.
42	Substitution off	Chris Farrell leaves the field.
40	Clean Break	Caelan Doris makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40+2	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40+2	Conversion - Kicked	Joey Carbery does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
40+1	Player Good Tackles	Michael Leitch has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40+1	Try - Close range	Finlay Bealham scores the try from close range.
40+1	Team Rucks Won	Ireland have won 40 rucks so far this game.
40	Player Good Tackles	Pieter Labuschagne has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
38	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Ireland has led to Shane Daly being able to wriggle through a gap.
36	Team Rucks Won	Japan have won 40 rucks so far this game.
36	Conversion - Kicked	Yu Tamura makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
35	Try Assist	Siosaia Fifita played a key part in that try.
35	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Japan results in a try for Timothy Lafaele.
35	Clean Break	Trouble here as Siosaia Fifita breaches the defence.
30	Substitution on	Shane Daly comes on.
30	Substitution off	Jordan Larmour comes off.
29	Penalty Goal - Hit Left Post	Yu Tamura can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.
27	Conversion - Missed Left	Joey Carbery has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
25	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Peter O'Mahony.
25	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Hugo Keenan bursts through to advance the Ireland attack.
25	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Ireland leads to a try for Stuart McCloskey.
23	Team Rucks Won	Ireland have won 20 rucks so far this game.
17	Team Rucks Won	Japan have won 20 rucks so far this game.
14	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Siosaia Fifita took full advantage.
11	Conversion - Kicked	Yu Tamura converts the try.
10	Try - Rolling maul	The Japan pack has powered over for Michael Leitch to score the try.
8	Conversion - Kicked	Joey Carbery has kicked a conversion.
7	Try Assist	Jamison Gibson-Park sets up the try.
7	Try - Close range	Ireland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Chris Farrell touching down.
4	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Hugo Keenan goes through the gap.
3	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Yu Tamura has kicked a penalty goal.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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