England 59 - 14 Japan

Full time

24 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Allianz Stadium Twickenham

England delivered a commanding performance against Japan, winning 59-14 at Twickenham. Ben Earl opened the scoring with a try in the 8th minute, quickly followed by conversions from fly-half Marcus Smith. Sam Underhill added another try, and Jamie George scored twice, showcasing England's dominance in the first half. Japan managed a response through Naoto Saito, but England's attack was relentless, with Ollie Sleightholme also crossing the line. In the second half, Luke Cowan-Dickie scored two tries, further extending the lead. Japan's Kazuki Himeno found the try line, yet it was too little to change the outcome. Overall, England's forwards and Smith's playmaking were pivotal in this emphatic victory.

Weather

Temperature: 15.4°C (Feels like 9.0°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 35.3 km/h, gusting to 81.4 km/h Humidity: 75% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Try

Ben Earl · England

5 - 0
9'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

7 - 0
13'

Try

Sam Underhill · England

12 - 0
14'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

14 - 0
14'

Substitution

Chandler Cunningham-South on for Sam Underhill · England
22'

Try

Jamie George · England

19 - 0
23'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

21 - 0
30'

Try

Jamie George · England

26 - 0
31'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

28 - 0
33'

Try

Naoto Saito · Japan

28 - 7
33'

Conversion

Naoto Saito · Japan

28 - 2
36'

Try

Ollie Sleightholme · England

33 - 7
37'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

35 - 7
40'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Shuhei Takeuchi · Japan
40'

Substitution

Kenta Matsuoka on for Seunghyok Lee · Japan
Halftime 35 - 7
Second Half
47'

Substitution

Ben Gunter on for Faulua Makisi · Japan
47'

Substitution

Luke Cowan-Dickie on for Jamie George · England
47'

Substitution

Harry Randall on for Jack van Poortvliet · England
52'

Substitution

Daichi Akiyama on for Sanaila Waqa · Japan
52'

Substitution

Fin Baxter on for Ellis Genge · England
53'

Try

George Furbank · England

40 - 7
54'

Substitution

Fin Smith on for George Furbank · England
54'

Substitution

Asher Opoku-Fordjour on for Will Stuart · England
59'

Try

Luke Cowan-Dickie · England

45 - 7
60'

Substitution

Tevita Tatafu on for Kanji Shimokawa · Japan
60'

Substitution

Shinobu Fujiwara on for Henry Slade · Japan
60'

Substitution

Tom Roebuck on for Takato Okabe · England
61'

Try

Kazuki Himeno · Japan

45 - 12
62'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Japan

45 - 14
63'

Substitution

Yusuke Kajimura on for Tomoki Osada · Japan
64'

Try

Luke Cowan-Dickie · England

50 - 14
65'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

52 - 14
66'

Substitution

Nick Isiekwe on for George Martin · England
68'

Try

Tom Roebuck · England

57 - 14
69'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · England

59 - 14
Fulltime 59 - 14

Player ratings

England

15 George Furbank 6.7
14 Tommy Freeman 7.7
13 Ollie Lawrence 8.7
12 Henry Slade 6.6
11 Ollie Sleightholme 6.8
10 Marcus Smith 7.7
9 Jack van Poortvliet 6.1
1 Ellis Genge 6.9
2 Jamie George 9.1
3 Will Stuart 7.2
4 Maro Itoje 7.8
5 George Martin 7.1
6 Tom Curry 6.7
7 Sam Underhill 6.9
8 Ben Earl 7.5
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie 8.5
17 Fin Baxter 6.4
18 Asher Opoku-Fordjour 5.9
19 Nick Isiekwe 6.3
20 Chandler Cunningham-South 6.2
21 Harry Randall 6.3
22 Fin Smith 6.4
23 Tom Roebuck 8.3

Japan

15 Takuro Matsunaga 5.9
14 Tomoki Osada 7.5
13 Dylan Riley 7.1
12 Siosaia Fifita 6.8
11 Jone Naikabula 5.7
10 Nik McCurran 6.7
9 Naoto Saito 6.6
1 Takato Okabe 5.1
2 Seunghyok Lee 6.2
3 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.0
4 Sanaila Waqa 6.4
5 Epineri Uluiviti 6.7
6 Kanji Shimokawa 5.9
7 Kazuki Himeno 7.5
8 Faulua Makisi 5.4
16 Kenta Matsuoka 6.2
17 Yukio Morikawa –
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 5.6
19 Daichi Akiyama 5.6
20 Tevita Tatafu 5.8
21 Ben Gunter 6.0
22 Shinobu Fujiwara 5.9
23 Yusuke Kajimura 5.8