Ireland 41 - 10 Japan

Full time

08 Nov 2025

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Aviva Stadium

Ireland vs Japan head to head

🎉 4

👏 3

🔥 6

😭 1

Ireland showcased their strength at the Aviva Stadium, defeating Japan 41-10 in an international friendly. Jack Crowley was pivotal, scoring a try and converting three others. The home team quickly took control, with early tries from Crowley and Nick Timoney, putting them ahead 17-3 at halftime. Japan managed a brief spark with Kenji Sato's try, but Ireland responded decisively in the second half. Andrew Porter, Gus McCarthy, and Paddy McCarthy added to Ireland's tally, with Sam Prendergast contributing conversions. Despite Charlie Lawrence's yellow card, Japan struggled to match Ireland’s intensity throughout the match. The victory highlighted Ireland's attacking prowess and depth in their squad.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 13.4°C (Feels like 12.8°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 12.6 km/h, gusting to 24.0 km/h Humidity: 76% Cloud Cover: 26%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Penalty

Jack Crowley · Ireland

3 - 0
16'

Yellow Card

Charlie Lawrence · Japan
19'

Try

Jack Crowley · Ireland

8 - 0
20'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Ireland

10 - 0
26'

Yellow Card Complete

Charlie Lawrence · Japan
29'

Try

Nick Timoney · Ireland

15 - 0
30'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Ireland

17 - 0
36'

Try

Kenji Sato · Japan

17 - 5
37'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee · Japan

17 - 7
Halftime 17 - 7
Second Half
42'

Yellow Card

Jacob Stockdale · Ireland
43'

Penalty

Seungsin Lee · Japan

17 - 10
47'

Try

Andrew Porter · Ireland

22 - 10
48'

Substitution

Michael Leitch on for Ben Gunter · Japan
51'

Substitution

Cian Prendergast on for Jack Crowley · Ireland
51'

Substitution

Sam Prendergast on for Kenta Kobayashi · Ireland
51'

Substitution

Ryosuke Iwaihara on for James Ryan · Japan
51'

Substitution

Jack Conan on for Nick Timoney · Ireland
52'

Yellow Card Complete

Jacob Stockdale · Ireland
54'

Substitution

Jack Cornelsen on for Epineri Uluiviti · Japan
57'

Substitution

Gus McCarthy on for Ronan Kelleher · Ireland
57'

Substitution

Finlay Bealham on for Thomas Clarkson · Ireland
57'

Substitution

Shinobu Fujiwara on for Naoto Saito · Japan
57'

Substitution

Shinya Komura on for Seungsin Lee · Japan
57'

Substitution

Keijiro Tamefusa on for Shuhei Takeuchi · Japan
57'

Substitution

Ben Gunter on for Faulua Makisi · Japan
61'

Substitution

Caolin Blade on for Craig Casey · Ireland
65'

Substitution

Jimmy O'Brien on for Jamie Osborne · Ireland
65'

Substitution

Yuya Hirose on for Charlie Lawrence · Japan
66'

Try

Gus McCarthy · Ireland

27 - 10
67'

Substitution

Shodai Hirao on for Kenji Sato · Japan
67'

Substitution

Paddy McCarthy on for Andrew Porter · Ireland
71'

Try

Paddy McCarthy · Ireland

32 - 10
72'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

34 - 10
75'

Try

Tommy O'Brien · Ireland

39 - 10
76'

Conversion

Sam Prendergast · Ireland

41 - 10
Fulltime 41 - 10

Player ratings

Ireland

15 Jamie Osborne 6.2
14 Tommy O'Brien 8.8
13 Tom Farrell 6.9
12 Robbie Henshaw 7.3
11 Jacob Stockdale 6.5
10 Jack Crowley 7.8
9 Craig Casey 6.5
1 Andrew Porter 7.2
2 Ronan Kelleher 7.4
3 Thomas Clarkson 7.1
4 James Ryan 6.4
5 Tadhg Beirne 6.2
6 Ryan Baird 7.4
7 Nick Timoney 7.9
8 Caelan Doris 9.3
16 Gus McCarthy 7.3
17 Paddy McCarthy 6.9
18 Finlay Bealham 6.1
19 Cian Prendergast 6.9
20 Jack Conan 6.9
21 Caolin Blade 6.0
22 Sam Prendergast 6.9
23 Jimmy O'Brien 6.3

Japan

15 Yoshitaka Yazaki 7.6
14 Kippei Ishida 7.3
13 Dylan Riley 6.1
12 Charlie Lawrence 5.8
11 Tomoki Osada 7.1
10 Seungsin Lee 6.2
9 Naoto Saito 6.3
1 Kenta Kobayashi 5.9
2 Kenji Sato 7.4
3 Shuhei Takeuchi 5.9
4 Epineri Uluiviti 6.1
5 Warner Dearns 7.4
6 Ben Gunter 6.7
7 Kanji Shimokawa 6.8
8 Faulua Makisi 6.8
16 Shodai Hirao 6.0
17 Ryosuke Iwaihara 6.2
18 Keijiro Tamefusa 5.9
19 Jack Cornelsen 6.0
20 Michael Leitch 6.2
21 Shinobu Fujiwara 5.7
22 Shinya Komura 5.4
23 Yuya Hirose 5.4