Japan 15 - 19 Australia

● full_time 80 minutes

25 Oct 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Japan National Stadium

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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.

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Temperature: 15.9°C (Feels like 13.0°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 13.5 km/h, gusting to 27.6 km/h Humidity: 78% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

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