International
South Africa vs Japan

Time Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 4:10 PM
Location Wembley Stadium

South Africa		Japan
Kriel78' Arendse66' Esterhuizen62' Arendse57' Louw46' Penalty Try35' Feinberg-Mngomezulu17' Feinberg-Mngomezulu12' Kolisi3'	Tries	Yazaki51'
Libbok79' Libbok67' Libbok63' Libbok58' Feinberg-Mngomezulu47' Feinberg-Mngomezulu13' Feinberg-Mngomezulu4'	Conversions	Lee52'

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
1Ox Nche	1Kenta Kobayashi
2Malcolm Marx	2Kenji Sato
3Zachary Porthen	3Shuhei Takeuchi
4RG Snyman	4Jack Cornelsen
5Lood de Jager	5Warner Dearns
6Siya Kolisi (C)	6Ben Gunter
7Franco Mostert	7Kanji Shimokawa
8Jasper Wiese	8Michael Leitch (C)
9Cobus Reinach	9Shinobu Fujiwara
10Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	10Seungsin Lee
11Kurt-Lee Arendse	11Tomoki Osada
12Damian de Allende	12Charlie Lawrence
13Jesse Kriel	13Dylan Riley
14Ethan Hooker	14Kippei Ishida
15Cheslin Kolbe	15Yoshitaka Yazaki
Substitutes
16Johan Grobbelaar	16Shodai Hirao
17Gerhard Steenekamp	17Ryosuke Iwaihara
18Wilco Louw	18Keijiro Tamefusa
19Ruan Nortje	19Tyler Paul
20Andre Esterhuizen	20Faulua Makisi
21Kwagga Smith	21Kenta Fukuda
22Grant Williams	22Sam Greene
23Manie Libbok	23Tiennan Costley
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.

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