International
Scotland vs Japan

Time Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 1:00 PM
Location Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Referee Brendon Pickerill

Scotland		Japan
McInally54' Graham39' Hogg27' van5'	Tries	Tatafu63'
Russell55' Russell40' Russell28'	Conversions
Russell78'	Penalty Goals	Matsuda71' Matsuda46' Matsuda42' Matsuda25' Matsuda10'

Scotland		Japan
Attack
4	Tries	1
259	Metres	452
101	Carries	118
20	Defenders Beaten	19
3	Clean Breaks	4
147	Passes	226
4	Offloads	9
8	Turnovers Conceded	11
Defence
152	Tackles	127
19	Missed Tackles	20
3	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
18	Kicks in Play	14
3/4	Conversions	0/1
1/1	Penalty Goals	5/6
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
494	Kick From Hand Metres	457
10	In Touch	8
4	Opponent Collection	5
80%	Success	71%
14	Possession Lost	13
4	Possession Retained	1
Breakdown
79	Rucks Won	90
1	Rucks Lost	2
98%	Rucks Success Rate	97%
6	Mauls Won	0
Set Plays
10	Lineouts Won	6
0	Lineouts Lost	0
100%	Lineouts Success Rate	100%
7	Scrums Won	4
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
51%	Possession	49%
45%	First Half	55%
56%	Second Half	44%
75%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	25%
Discipline
11	Penalties Conceded	9
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

Scotland	Japan
1Jamie Bhatti	1Craig Millar
2George Turner	2Atsushi Sakate
3Zander Fagerson	3Asaeli Ai Valu
4Scott Cummings	4Jack Cornelsen
5Grant Gilchrist	5James Moore
6Jamie Ritchie (C)	6Michael Leitch
7Hamish Watson	7Pieter Labuschagne (C)
8Josh Bayliss	8Kazuki Himeno
9Ali Price	9Yutaka Nagare
10Finn Russell (C)	10Rikiya Matsuda
11Duhan van der Merwe	11Siosaia Fifita
12Sam Johnson	12Ryoto Nakamura
13Chris Harris	13Shogo Nakano
14Darcy Graham	14Kotaro Matsushima
15Stuart Hogg (C)	15Ryohei Yamanaka
Substitutes
16Stuart McInally	16Kosuke Horikoshi
17Pierre Schoeman	17Keita Inagaki
18Javan Sebastian	18Shinnosuke Kakinaga
19Sam Skinner	19Ben Gunter
20Dylan Richardson	20Tevita Tatafu
21Matt Fagerson	21Naoto Saito
22George Horne	22Yu Tamura
23Blair Kinghorn	23Dylan Riley
Coaches
Gregor Townsend	Eddie Jones

79	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
78	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Finn Russell kicks the penalty.
71	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rikiya Matsuda has kicked a penalty goal.
71	Substitution on	Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Sam Skinner getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Scott Cummings being replaced.
70	Substitution on	Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Dylan Richardson getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Hamish Watson being replaced.
70	Substitution on	Japan decide to make a substitution, with Naoto Saito getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Japan decide to make a substitution, with Yutaka Nagare being replaced.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Siosaia Fifita took full advantage.
65	Conversion - Missed Right	Rikiya Matsuda curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
63	Try - Close range	Japan are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Tevita Tatafu touching down.
63	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Jack Cornelsen is finished off with a try.
62	Substitution on	Scotland sub Blair Kinghorn comes onto the field.
62	Substitution off	Darcy Graham departs for Scotland.
62	Substitution on	Scotland sub Javan Sebastian comes onto the field.
62	Substitution off	Zander Fagerson departs for Scotland.
61	Substitution on	Scotland sub George Horne comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Ali Price departs for Scotland.
61	Substitution on	Scotland sub Matt Fagerson comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Jamie Ritchie departs for Scotland.
61	Substitution on	Japan sub Yu Tamura comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Ryohei Yamanaka departs for Japan.
61	Substitution on	Japan sub Tevita Tatafu comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Michael Leitch departs for Japan.
61	Substitution on	Japan sub Shinnosuke Kakinaga comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Asaeli Ai Valu departs for Japan.
61	Substitution on	Japan sub Keita Inagaki comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Craig Millar departs for Japan.
55	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Finn Russell kicks the conversion.
54	Try - Rolling maul	The forward pack of Scotland will be happy with that as the rolling maul barges over for the try.
53	Substitution on	Pierre Schoeman comes on.
53	Substitution on	Hamish Watson comes on.
53	Substitution off	Jamie Bhatti comes off.
53	Substitution off	Pierre Schoeman comes off.
53	Substitution on	Stuart McInally comes on.
53	Substitution off	George Turner comes off.
48	Substitution on	Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Pierre Schoeman getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Hamish Watson being replaced.
46	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rikiya Matsuda makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
44	Clean Break	Kotaro Matsushima makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
44	Clean Break	Craig Millar makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
42	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rikiya Matsuda kicks the penalty.
41	Yellow card	Jamie Bhatti (Scotland) is shown a yellow card
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	Substitution on	Japan sub Dylan Riley comes onto the field.
40	Substitution off	Shogo Nakano departs for Japan.
41	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
40	Conversion - Kicked	Finn Russell adds the two points for Scotland.
39	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Scotland is finished off by Darcy Graham, as they goes over for the try.
39	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Finn Russell.
39	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Scotland has led to Finn Russell being able to wriggle through a gap.
28	Conversion - Kicked	Finn Russell makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
27	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Scotland ends with a try for Stuart Hogg.
27	Clean Break	Trouble here as Stuart Hogg breaches the defence.
27	Try Assist	Finn Russell played a key part in that try.
26	Clean Break	Trouble here as Stuart Hogg breaches the defence.
25	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Rikiya Matsuda kicks the penalty goal.
23	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Kotaro Matsushima bursts through to advance the Japan attack.
14	Penalty Goal - Missed Right	Rikiya Matsuda steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.
10	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Rikiya Matsuda makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
6	Conversion - Hit Left Post	Finn Russell hits the left post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.
5	Try - Close range	Scotland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Duhan van der Merwe touching down.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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