South Africa
61 - 7
Japan
01 Nov 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 1
Wembley Stadium
South Africa showcased their dominance against Japan with a resounding 61-7 victory at Wembley Stadium. The Springboks opened the scoring early with a try from Kolisi, followed by a stellar performance from Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who notched two tries and three conversions before halftime. Japan struggled to gain momentum, receiving two yellow cards that hampered their efforts. Despite this, Yazaki managed to score a consolation try for Japan in the second half, converting it through Lee. South Africa continued to pile on the pressure, with contributions from Louw, Arendse, and Esterhuizen, each adding to the scoreline. The Springboks' relentless attack and solid defense left Japan unable to keep pace. This match highlighted South Africa's strength ahead of upcoming competitions.
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Weather
Temperature: 12.6°C (Feels like 9.0°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 15.8 km/h, gusting to 37.4 km/h Humidity: 78% Cloud Cover: 90%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 3' try Siya Kolisi
- 4' conversion Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 12' try Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 13' conversion Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 17' try Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 18' substitution Ox Nche
- 35' yellow_card Shuhei Takeuchi
- 35' penalty_try No Player
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 42' yellow_card Ben Gunter
- 44' substitution Malcolm Marx
- 44' substitution Zachary Porthen
- 44' substitution Siya Kolisi
- 44' substitution Jasper Wiese
- 45' yellow_card_complete Shuhei Takeuchi
- 46' try Wilco Louw
- 47' conversion Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 47' substitution Michael Leitch
- 51' try Yoshitaka Yazaki
- 52' conversion Seungsin Lee
- 52' yellow_card_complete Ben Gunter
- 53' substitution Cobus Reinach
- 53' substitution Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 53' substitution Charlie Lawrence
- 57' try Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 58' conversion Manie Libbok
- 61' substitution Kanji Shimokawa
- 62' try Andre Esterhuizen
- 63' conversion Manie Libbok
- 63' substitution Shuhei Takeuchi
- 63' substitution Kenta Kobayashi
- 64' substitution Kenji Sato
- 65' substitution Shinobu Fujiwara
- 66' try Kurt-Lee Arendse
- 67' conversion Manie Libbok
- 67' substitution Seungsin Lee
- 67' substitution Lood de Jager
- 67' substitution Keijiro Tamefusa
- 70' substitution Ethan Hooker
- 78' try Jesse Kriel
- 79' conversion Manie Libbok
- 80' full_time