International
Japan vs Wales

Time Sat, Jul 5, 2025, 5:00 AM
Location Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee Damian Schneider

Japan		Wales
Vailea69' Nakakusu58' Matsunaga15'	Tries	Rogers21' Penalty Try19' Thomas3'
Lee70' Lee59' Lee16'	Conversions	Costelow4'
Lee63'	Penalty Goals

Japan		Wales
Attack
3	Tries	3
269	Metres	267
90	Carries	88
19	Defenders Beaten	16
7	Clean Breaks	3
128	Passes	115
4	Offloads	2
15	Turnovers Conceded	14
Defence
108	Tackles	122
16	Missed Tackles	19
1	Turnovers Won	7
Kicking
22	Kicks in Play	32
3/3	Conversions	1/2
1/1	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	0/1
1	Charged Down	3
633	Kick From Hand Metres	577
19	In Touch	16
8	Opponent Collection	10
100%	Success	50%
27	Possession Lost	26
1	Possession Retained	9
Breakdown
65	Rucks Won	72
5	Rucks Lost	0
92%	Rucks Success Rate	100%
3	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
13	Lineouts Won	15
2	Lineouts Lost	4
86%	Lineouts Success Rate	78%
7	Scrums Won	7
0	Scrums Lost	1
100%	Scrums Success Rate	87%
Possession
47%	Possession	53%
32%	First Half	68%
59%	Second Half	41%
64%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	36%
Discipline
9	Penalties Conceded	9
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

Japan	Wales
1Yota Kamimori	1Nicky Smith
2Mamoru Harada	2Dewi Lake (C)
3Shuhei Takeuchi	3Keiron Assiratti
4Epineri Uluiviti	4Ben Carter
5Warner Dearns	5Teddy Williams
6Michael Leitch (C)	6Alex Mann
7Jack Cornelsen	7Josh MacLeod
8Amato Fakatava	8Taulupe Faletau
9Shinobu Fujiwara	9Kieran Hardy
10Seungsin Lee	10Sam Costelow
11Malo Tuitama	11Josh Adams
12Shogo Nakano	12Ben Thomas
13Dylan Riley	13Johnny Williams
14Kippei Ishida	14Tom Rogers
15Takuro Matsunaga	15Blair Murray
Substitutes
16Hayate Era	16Liam Belcher
17Sena Kimura	17Gareth Thomas
18Keijiro Tamefusa	18Archie Griffin
19Waisake Raratubua	19James Ratti
20Ben Gunter	20Aaron Wainwright
21Shuntaro Kitamura	21Tommy Reffell
22Ichigo Nakakusu	22Rhodri Williams
23Halatoa Vailea	23Joe Roberts
Coaches
Eddie Jones	Matt Sherratt
Referees
RefereeDamian Schneider

80	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
78	Substitution on	Shuntaro Kitamura comes on.
78	Substitution off	Shinobu Fujiwara comes off.
75	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Ichigo Nakakusu bursts through to advance the Japan attack.
70	Conversion - Kicked	Seungsin Lee has kicked a conversion.
69	Try - Close range	Halatoa Vailea scores the try from close range.
67	Substitution on	Wales make a substitution with Joe Roberts coming on.
67	Substitution off	Wales make a substitution with Johnny Williams coming off.
67	Substitution on	Wales make a substitution with Liam Belcher coming on.
67	Substitution off	Wales make a substitution with Dewi Lake coming off.
67	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Halatoa Vailea took full advantage.
63	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty goal.
61	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Kippei Ishida goes through the gap.
59	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the conversion.
58	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Japan leads to a try for Ichigo Nakakusu
58	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Ichigo Nakakusu goes through the gap.
58	Try Assist	Seungsin Lee played a key part in that try.
56	Substitution on	Ben Gunter comes on for Japan.
56	Substitution off	Amato Fakatava leaves the field.
56	Substitution on	Tommy Reffell comes on for Wales.
56	Substitution off	Taulupe Faletau leaves the field.
56	Substitution on	Aaron Wainwright comes on for Wales.
56	Substitution off	Josh MacLeod leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Waisake Raratubua comes on for Japan.
55	Substitution off	Epineri Uluiviti leaves the field.
50	Substitution on	Halatoa Vailea comes on.
50	Substitution off	Malo Tuitama comes off.
50	Substitution on	Gareth Thomas comes on.
50	Substitution off	Nicky Smith comes off.
49	Substitution on	Wales decide to make a substitution, with Archie Griffin getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Wales decide to make a substitution, with Keiron Assiratti being replaced.
48	Clean Break	Seungsin Lee makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
47	Clean Break	Shogo Nakano makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
36	Drop Goal - Missed Right	The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Sam Costelow will have to re-adjust the radar.
22	Conversion - Hit Right Post	Sam Costelow takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.
21	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Wales is finished off by Tom Rogers
21	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Johnny Williams.
21	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Sam Costelow bursts through to advance the Wales attack.
19	Penalty Try	The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Wales.
19	Yellow card	Ichigo Nakakusu (Japan) is shown a yellow card
18	Substitution on	Japan make a substitution with Ichigo Nakakusu coming on.
18	Substitution off	Japan make a substitution with Takuro Matsunaga coming off.
16	Conversion - Kicked	Seungsin Lee converts the try.
15	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Japan results in a try for Takuro Matsunaga
15	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Kippei Ishida is finished off with a try.
15	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Kippei Ishida took full advantage.
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Blair Murray took full advantage.
4	Conversion - Kicked	Sam Costelow has kicked a conversion.
3	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Wales leads to a try for Ben Thomas
3	Try Assist	Taulupe Faletau sets up the try.
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Dewi Lake goes through the gap.
0	Substitution on	James Ratti comes on.
0	Substitution off	Ben Carter comes off.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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