International
South Africa vs Japan
vs
7
- Time Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 4:10 PM
- Location Wembley Stadium
South Africa | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
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| Conversions |
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South Africa | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | ||
| 9 | Tries | 1 |
| 588 | Metres | 281 |
| 140 | Carries | 108 |
| 33 | Defenders Beaten | 15 |
| 8 | Clean Breaks | 3 |
| 139 | Passes | 143 |
| 12 | Offloads | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers Conceded | 14 |
| Defence | ||
| 143 | Tackles | 150 |
| 15 | Missed Tackles | 33 |
| 8 | Turnovers Won | 6 |
| Kicking | ||
| 36 | Kicks in Play | 30 |
| 7/8 | Conversions | 1/1 |
| N/A | Penalty Goals | N/A |
| N/A | Drop Goals | N/A |
| 0 | Charged Down | 0 |
| 926 | Kick From Hand Metres | 910 |
| 19 | In Touch | 15 |
| 15 | Opponent Collection | 22 |
| 88% | Success | 100% |
| 40 | Possession Lost | 36 |
| 8 | Possession Retained | 2 |
| Breakdown | ||
| 88 | Rucks Won | 87 |
| 3 | Rucks Lost | 7 |
| 96% | Rucks Success Rate | 92% |
| 6 | Mauls Won | 4 |
| Set Plays | ||
| 18 | Lineouts Won | 11 |
| 2 | Lineouts Lost | 4 |
| 90% | Lineouts Success Rate | 73% |
| 2 | Scrums Won | 5 |
| 0 | Scrums Lost | 0 |
| 100% | Scrums Success Rate | 100% |
| Possession | ||
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 60% | First Half | 40% |
| 50% | Second Half | 50% |
| 56% | Ball Possession Last 10 Mins | 43% |
| Discipline | ||
| 11 | Penalties Conceded | 14 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Conceded Own Half | 8 |
South Africa | Japan |
|---|---|
| Substitutes | |
| Coaches | |
Rassie Erasmus | Eddie Jones |
| 81 | End Of Second Half | It's all over! The referee Eoghan Cross has blown their whistle to end the game. |
| 79 | Substitution on | Keijiro Tamefusa comes on. |
| 79 | Substitution off | Shuhei Takeuchi comes off. |
| 79 | Conversion - Kicked | Manie Libbok has kicked a conversion. |
| 78 | Try - Passing Move | A wonderful passing move by South Africa is finished off by Jesse Kriel |
| 78 | Try Assist | Spellbinding play by Kurt-Lee Arendse is finished off with a try. |
| 78 | Clean Break | This is dangerous for the defence as Kurt-Lee Arendse bursts through to advance the South Africa attack. |
| 70 | Substitution on | South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Cobus Reinach getting some game time. |
| 70 | Substitution off | South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Ethan Hooker being replaced. |
| 69 | Clean Break | A gap opened in the defence and Kurt-Lee Arendse took full advantage. |
| 67 | Substitution on | Japan make a substitution with Shuhei Takeuchi coming on. |
| 67 | Substitution off | Japan make a substitution with Keijiro Tamefusa coming off. |
| 67 | Substitution on | South Africa make a substitution with Ruan Nortje coming on. |
| 67 | Substitution off | South Africa make a substitution with Lood de Jager coming off. |
| 67 | Substitution on | Japan make a substitution with Sam Greene coming on. |
| 67 | Substitution off | Japan make a substitution with Seungsin Lee coming off. |
| 67 | Conversion - Kicked | The South Africa supporters go wild as Manie Libbok successfully kicks the conversion. |
| 66 | Try - From kick | The kick through from South Africa has allowed Kurt-Lee Arendse to touch down. |
| 66 | Try Assist | Cheslin Kolbe sets up the try. |
| 66 | Clean Break | The defensive line has been broken as Cheslin Kolbe goes through the gap. |
| 65 | Substitution on | Japan sub Kenta Fukuda comes onto the field. |
| 65 | Substitution off | Shinobu Fujiwara departs for Japan. |
| 64 | Substitution on | Japan sub Shodai Hirao comes onto the field. |
| 64 | Substitution off | Kenji Sato departs for Japan. |
| 63 | Substitution on | Japan sub Ryosuke Iwaihara comes onto the field. |
| 63 | Substitution off | Kenta Kobayashi departs for Japan. |
| 63 | Substitution on | Japan sub Keijiro Tamefusa comes onto the field. |
| 63 | Substitution off | Shuhei Takeuchi departs for Japan. |
| 63 | Conversion - Kicked | The South Africa supporters go wild as Manie Libbok successfully kicks the conversion. |
| 62 | Try - Close range | South Africa are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Andre Esterhuizen touching down. |
| 62 | Try Assist | Spellbinding play by Grant Williams is finished off with a try. |
| 61 | Substitution on | Japan sub Tyler Paul comes onto the field. |
| 61 | Substitution off | Kanji Shimokawa departs for Japan. |
| 58 | Conversion - Kicked | The touch judges raise their flags as Manie Libbok kicks the conversion. |
| 57 | Try - Individual effort | Kurt-Lee Arendse scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!! |
| 57 | Clean Break | What a run here by Kurt-Lee Arendse as they get over the gainline! |
| 53 | Substitution on | Tiennan Costley comes on. |
| 53 | Substitution off | Charlie Lawrence comes off. |
| 53 | Substitution on | Manie Libbok comes on. |
| 53 | Substitution off | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu comes off. |
| 53 | Substitution on | Grant Williams comes on. |
| 53 | Substitution off | Cobus Reinach comes off. |
| 52 | Conversion - Kicked | The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the conversion. |
| 51 | Try - Close range | Nothing was going to stop Yoshitaka Yazaki from scoring as they record the try for Japan. |
| 48 | Clean Break | Tomoki Osada makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea. |
| 47 | Substitution on | Japan decide to make a substitution, with Faulua Makisi getting some game time. |
| 47 | Substitution off | Japan decide to make a substitution, with Michael Leitch being replaced. |
| 47 | Conversion - Kicked | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu adds the two points for South Africa. |
| 46 | Try - Passing Move | Slick passing by South Africa leads to a try for Wilco Louw. |
| 46 | Try Assist | Spellbinding play by Kwagga Smith is finished off with a try. |
| 46 | Clean Break | Kwagga Smith makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea. |
| 44 | Substitution on | South Africa make a substitution with Kwagga Smith coming on. |
| 44 | Substitution off | South Africa make a substitution with Jasper Wiese coming off. |
| 44 | Substitution on | South Africa make a substitution with Andre Esterhuizen coming on. |
| 44 | Substitution off | South Africa make a substitution with Siya Kolisi coming off. |
| 44 | Substitution on | South Africa make a substitution with Wilco Louw coming on. |
| 44 | Substitution off | South Africa make a substitution with Zachary Porthen coming off. |
| 44 | Substitution on | South Africa make a substitution with Johan Grobbelaar coming on. |
| 44 | Substitution off | South Africa make a substitution with Malcolm Marx coming off. |
| 42 | Yellow card | Ben Gunter (Japan) is shown a yellow card |
| 40 | Start Of Second Half | The second half kicks off. |
| 42 | End Of First Half | The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms. |
| 35 | Penalty Try | The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to South Africa. |
| 35 | Yellow card | Shuhei Takeuchi (Japan) is shown a yellow card |
| 25 | Clean Break | Trouble here as Kenji Sato breaches the defence. |
| 25 | Clean Break | Trouble here as Shinobu Fujiwara breaches the defence. |
| 18 | Substitution on | South Africa make a substitution with Gerhard Steenekamp coming on. |
| 18 | Substitution off | South Africa make a substitution with Ox Nche coming off. |
| 18 | Conversion - Missed Left | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left. |
| 17 | Try - Individual effort | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu goes on their own for a try. |
| 17 | Clean Break | This is dangerous for the defence as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu bursts through to advance the South Africa attack. |
| 17 | Try Assist | Cobus Reinach sets up the try. |
| 13 | Conversion - Kicked | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu converts the try. |
| 12 | Try - Individual effort | A bit of individual brilliance by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu leads to a try for South Africa |
| 12 | Clean Break | A gap opened in the defence and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu took full advantage. |
| 8 | Clean Break | A gap opened in the defence and Ethan Hooker took full advantage. |
| 4 | Conversion - Kicked | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has kicked a conversion. |
| 3 | Try - Rolling maul | The South Africa pack has powered over for Siya Kolisi to score the try. |
| 0 | Start Of First Half | We are underway as the referee Eoghan Cross blows their whistle. |