Japan 28 - 22 Samoa

Full time

28 Sep 2023

Rugby World Cup

Stage: Pool D Round 4

Stade Pierre Mauroy

Japan vs Samoa head to head

Events

Kickoff
4'

Substitution

Brian Alainu'uese on for Taleni Seu · Samoa
12'

Try

Pieter Labuschagne · Japan

5 - 0
14'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Japan

7 - 0
24'

Penalty

D'Angelo Leuila · Samoa

7 - 3
27'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Japan

10 - 3
31'

Yellow Card

Jonathan Taumateine · Samoa
31'

Try

Michael Leitch · Japan

15 - 3
32'

Conversion

Rikiya Matsuda · Japan

17 - 3
32'

Substitution

Danny Toala on for D'Angelo Leuila · Samoa
35'

Yellow Card

Shota Horie · Japan
37'

Try

Seilala Lam · Samoa

17 - 8
40'

Substitution

Atsushi Sakate on for Jone Naikabula · Japan
Halftime 17 - 8
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card Complete

Jonathan Taumateine · Samoa
45'

Yellow Card Complete

Shota Horie · Japan
46'

Red Card

Ben Lam · Samoa
46'

Substitution

Jone Naikabula on for Atsushi Sakate · Japan
46'

Substitution

Craig Millar on for Keita Inagaki · Japan
46'

Substitution

Asaeli Ai Valu on for Jiwon Gu · Japan
47'

Substitution

Warner Dearns on for Pieter Labuschagne · Japan
48'

Try

Kazuki Himeno · Japan

22 - 8
50'

Substitution

Jordan Lay on for James Lay · Samoa
50'

Substitution

Sama Malolo on for Seilala Lam · Samoa
50'

Substitution

Michael Alaalatoa on for Paul Alo-Emile · Samoa
55'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Japan

25 - 8
57'

Substitution

Alamanda Motuga on for Jordan Taufua · Samoa
57'

Substitution

Melani Matavao on for Jonathan Taumateine · Samoa
57'

Substitution

Atsushi Sakate on for Shota Horie · Japan
57'

Substitution

Pieter Labuschagne on for Warner Dearns · Japan
62'

Substitution

Warner Dearns on for Jack Cornelsen · Japan
64'

Try

Duncan Paia'aua · Samoa

25 - 13
65'

Conversion

Christian Leali'ifano · Samoa

25 - 15
72'

Substitution

Neria Fomai on for Ed Fidow · Samoa
74'

Penalty

Rikiya Matsuda · Japan

28 - 15
74'

Substitution

Kanji Shimokawa on for Michael Leitch · Japan
74'

Substitution

Tomoki Osada on for Ryoto Nakamura · Japan
74'

Substitution

Kenta Fukuda on for Naoto Saito · Japan
75'

Substitution

Seungsin Lee on for Rikiya Matsuda · Japan
77'

Try

Christian Leali'ifano · Samoa

28 - 20
78'

Conversion

Christian Leali'ifano · Samoa

28 - 22
Fulltime 28 - 22

Player ratings

Japan

15 Lomano Lemeki 8.3
14 Kotaro Matsushima 7.7
13 Dylan Riley 6.6
12 Ryoto Nakamura 6.6
11 Jone Naikabula 7.2
10 Rikiya Matsuda 7.4
9 Naoto Saito 6.7
1 Keita Inagaki 7.2
2 Shota Horie 5.7
3 Jiwon Gu 6.9
4 Jack Cornelsen 7.1
5 Amato Fakatava 6.4
6 Michael Leitch 8.5
7 Pieter Labuschagne 8.5
8 Kazuki Himeno 7.9
16 Atsushi Sakate 6.8
17 Craig Millar 6.6
18 Asaeli Ai Valu 6.7
19 Warner Dearns 6.0
20 Kanji Shimokawa –
21 Kenta Fukuda –
22 Seungsin Lee –
23 Tomoki Osada –

Samoa

15 Duncan Paia'aua 7.9
14 Ed Fidow 6.4
13 Tumua Manu 7.8
12 D'Angelo Leuila 5.5
11 Ben Lam 3.1
10 Christian Leali'ifano 7.0
9 Jonathan Taumateine 4.7
1 James Lay 6.5
2 Seilala Lam 6.8
3 Paul Alo-Emile 6.7
4 Steven Luatua 6.1
5 Theo McFarland 6.9
6 Taleni Seu –
7 Fritz Lee 6.3
8 Jordan Taufua 6.3
16 Sama Malolo 7.5
17 Jordan Lay 5.7
18 Michael Alaalatoa 6.6
19 Brian Alainu'uese 7.1
20 Alamanda Motuga 6.2
21 Melani Matavao 6.1
22 Neria Fomai –
23 Danny Toala 6.1