Japan
15 - 19
Awstralia
25 Hyd 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 1
Japan National Stadium
Japan faced Australia in a tightly contested friendly match, ultimately losing 15-19 at the Japan National Stadium. Australia struck first with a try from Champion de Crespigny, followed by a successful conversion from Edmed. Japan responded with a penalty from Lee but struggled after Lawrence received a yellow card. In the second half, Takeuchi's try brought Japan level, but Australia quickly regained the lead with Tizzano's effort. Gunter's try for Japan provided a late surge, but Edmed's contributions ensured Australia held on for victory. Key moments included Japan's discipline issues, highlighted by two yellow cards. Overall, Australia's resilience and tactical execution secured them a hard-fought win.
Tywydd
Tymheredd: 15.9°C (Tymheredd o'r fod 13.0°C) Amodau: Cloudy Gwynt: 13.5 km/h, gusting to 27.6 km/h Lleithder: 78% Cwmwl: 98%
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 6' substitution Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
- 8' substitution Shogo Nakano
- 12' try Nicholas Champion de Crespigny
- 13' conversion Tane Edmed
- 18' yellow_card Charlie Lawrence
- 21' substitution Josh Canham
- 26' penalty Seungsin Lee
- 28' yellow_card_complete Charlie Lawrence
- 29' try Josh Flook
- 29' conversion Tane Edmed
- 30' substitution Charlie Lawrence
- 36' yellow_card Shuhei Takeuchi
- 40' substitution Kanji Shimokawa
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 45' substitution Keijiro Tamefusa
- 46' yellow_card_complete Shuhei Takeuchi
- 49' substitution Shogo Nakano
- 51' try Shuhei Takeuchi
- 51' substitution Josh Nasser
- 53' substitution Zane Nonggorr
- 56' try Carlo Tizzano
- 57' substitution Angus Bell
- 60' try Ben Gunter
- 61' conversion Seungsin Lee
- 65' substitution Shuhei Takeuchi
- 66' substitution Michael Leitch
- 67' substitution Tom Robertson
- 71' substitution Kenta Kobayashi
- 71' substitution Hayate Era
- 71' substitution Shinobu Fujiwara
- 71' substitution Ben Gunter
- 71' substitution Tane Edmed
- 80' full_time