Japan 36 - 20 Uruguay

Full time

16 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Chambéry Savoie Stadium

Japan secured a convincing 36-20 victory against Uruguay at Chambéry Savoie Stadium. Uruguay initially took the lead with a try from Diana, converted by Alvarez, putting them ahead 7-0. However, Japan responded quickly, with Himeno scoring a try followed by successful conversions from Matsunaga. The home side continued to dominate, with additional tries from Hamano and Shimokawa, despite a yellow card for Saito just before halftime. In the second half, Bianchi added another try for Uruguay, but Japan's Naikabula and Riley ensured their team's stronghold on the match. A red card for Dearns in the 64th minute put Japan under pressure, yet they maintained composure. The match concluded with Japan's solid performance, highlighting their attacking prowess and strategic play.

Weather

Temperature: 13.8°C (Feels like 16.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 3.1 km/h, gusting to 5.8 km/h Humidity: 50% Cloud Cover: 12%

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Manuel Diana · Uruguay

0 - 5
7'

Conversion

Santiago Alvarez · Uruguay

0 - 7
9'

Try

Kazuki Himeno · Japan

5 - 7
17'

Substitution

Joaquin Suarez on for Juan Manuel Alonso · Uruguay
19'

Penalty

Santiago Alvarez · Uruguay

5 - 10
25'

Penalty

Takuro Matsunaga · Japan

8 - 10
31'

Try

Junta Hamano · Japan

13 - 10
35'

Try

Kanji Shimokawa · Japan

18 - 10
38'

Yellow Card

Naoto Saito · Japan
39'

Penalty

Santiago Alvarez · Uruguay

18 - 13
40'

Substitution

Felipe Aliaga on for Ignacio Dotti · Uruguay
40'

Substitution

Ignacio Peculo on for Diego Arbelo · Uruguay
Halftime 18 - 13
Second Half
43'

Try

Lucas Bianchi · Uruguay

18 - 18
44'

Conversion

Santiago Alvarez · Uruguay

18 - 20
46'

Substitution

Isaiah Mapusua on for Amato Fakatava · Japan
48'

Yellow Card Complete

Naoto Saito · Japan
51'

Try

Jone Naikabula · Japan

23 - 20
52'

Substitution

Mateo Perillo on for Mateo Sanguinetti · Uruguay
52'

Substitution

Carlos Deus on for Manuel Diana · Uruguay
54'

Substitution

Nik McCurran on for Malo Tuitama · Japan
54'

Substitution

Sanaila Waqa on for Epineri Uluiviti · Japan
60'

Penalty

Takuro Matsunaga · Japan

26 - 20
62'

Substitution

Opeti Helu on for Keijiro Tamefusa · Japan
64'

Red Card

Warner Dearns · Japan
66'

Substitution

Joaquin Myszka on for Guillermo Pujadas · Uruguay
66'

Substitution

Yukio Morikawa on for Takato Okabe · Japan
68'

Penalty

Naoto Saito · Japan

29 - 20
68'

Substitution

Kenta Matsuoka on for Mamoru Harada · Japan
69'

Substitution

Gaston Mieres on for Juan Gonzalez · Uruguay
77'

Try

Dylan Riley · Japan

34 - 20
78'

Conversion

Naoto Saito · Japan

36 - 20
78'

Substitution

Yusuke Kajimura on for Siosaia Fifita · Japan
78'

Substitution

Shinobu Fujiwara on for Naoto Saito · Japan
Fulltime 36 - 20

Player ratings

Japan

15 Malo Tuitama 8.2
14 Jone Naikabula 7.8
13 Dylan Riley 6.8
12 Siosaia Fifita 7.4
11 Junta Hamano 7.9
10 Takuro Matsunaga 6.8
9 Naoto Saito 6.5
1 Takato Okabe 6.8
2 Mamoru Harada 7.6
3 Keijiro Tamefusa 6.9
4 Epineri Uluiviti 6.7
5 Warner Dearns 4.1
6 Amato Fakatava 6.7
7 Kanji Shimokawa 7.9
8 Kazuki Himeno 8.1
16 Kenta Matsuoka 5.9
17 Yukio Morikawa 6.2
18 Opeti Helu 6.5
19 Sanaila Waqa 6.4
20 Isaiah Mapusua 7.0
21 Shinobu Fujiwara –
22 Nik McCurran 6.4
23 Yusuke Kajimura –

Uruguay

15 Juan Gonzalez 5.4
14 Bautista Basso 5.7
13 Felipe Arcos Perez 6.6
12 Juan Manuel Alonso 6.0
11 Ignacio Facciolo 6.0
10 Icaro Amarillo 6.5
9 Santiago Alvarez 8.1
1 Mateo Sanguinetti 5.4
2 Guillermo Pujadas 7.0
3 Diego Arbelo 5.3
4 Ignacio Dotti 5.9
5 Manuel Leindekar 5.6
6 Santiago Civetta 6.7
7 Lucas Bianchi 7.1
8 Manuel Diana 7.7
16 Joaquin Myszka 5.7
17 Mateo Perillo 5.9
18 Ignacio Peculo 5.9
19 Felipe Aliaga 6.0
20 Carlos Deus 6.8
21 Joaquin Suarez 5.9
22 Ignacio Alvarez –
23 Gaston Mieres 5.8