TV Guide Leagues Teams

Australia Australia 56 - 17 Japan Japan

Full time

15 Aug 2026

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Queensland Country Bank Stadium

Australia vs Japan head to head

馃帀 2
馃憦 1
馃敟 1

Australia delivered a commanding performance against Japan, finishing the match with a score of 56-17. The home side opened the scoring early with a try from Nasser, quickly followed by a conversion from Lonergan. Japan responded with three tries, notably from Hockings and Riley, briefly taking the lead at 17-14. However, Tupou's second try before halftime restored Australia's advantage, and they led 21-17 at the break. In the second half, Australia surged ahead, adding five more tries, with standout performances from De Lutiis and Cale. Lonergan maintained his accuracy with conversions, finishing with eight successful kicks. Japan struggled defensively as Australia showcased their attacking prowess, securing a comprehensive victory.

Broadcasters

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

Weather

Temperature: 24.2°C (Feels like 23.6°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 19.8 km/h, gusting to 39.6 km/h Humidity: 54% Cloud Cover: 16%

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 6'

    Try

    Josh Nasser 路 Australia

    5 - 0
  • 7'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    7 - 0
  • 11'

    Try

    Harry Hockings 路 Japan

    7 - 5
  • 16'

    Try

    Taniela Tupou 路 Australia

    12 - 5
  • 17'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    14 - 5
  • 25'

    Try

    Naoto Saito 路 Japan

    14 - 10
  • 26'

    Conversion

    Takuro Matsunaga 路 Japan

    14 - 12
  • 33'

    Try

    Dylan Riley 路 Japan

    14 - 17
  • 38'

    Try

    Taniela Tupou 路 Australia

    19 - 17
  • 39'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    21 - 17
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Kazuma Ueda on for Haruto Kida 路 Japan

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Brandon Paenga-Amosa on for Josh Nasser 路 Australia

  • Halftime 21 - 17
  • Second Half
  • 49'

    Substitution

    Massimo De Lutiis on for Taniela Tupou 路 Australia

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Jeremy Williams on for Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 路 Australia

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Sojiro Otsuka on for Takato Okabe 路 Japan

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Michael Leitch on for Tiennan Costley 路 Japan

  • 50'

    Try

    Angus Bell 路 Australia

    26 - 17
  • 51'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    28 - 17
  • 57'

    Try

    Massimo De Lutiis 路 Australia

    33 - 17
  • 58'

    Substitution

    Mamoru Harada on for Hayate Era 路 Japan

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Jack Cornelsen on for Faulua Makisi 路 Japan

  • 59'

    Conversion

    Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

    35 - 17
  • 59'

    Substitution

    Aidan Ross on for Angus Bell 路 Australia

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Ben Donaldson on for Carter Gordon 路 Australia

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Tate McDermott on for Ryan Lonergan 路 Australia

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Filipo Daugunu on for Max Jorgensen 路 Australia

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Izi Sword on for Shuhei Takeuchi 路 Japan

  • 68'

    Substitution

    Fraser McReight on for Lachlan Shaw 路 Australia

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Samisoni Tua on for Kazuma Ueda 路 Japan

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Itsuki Kamimura on for Naoto Saito 路 Japan

  • 72'

    Try

    Charlie Cale 路 Australia

    40 - 17
  • 73'

    Conversion

    Ben Donaldson 路 Australia

    42 - 17
  • 74'

    Try

    Harry Wilson 路 Australia

    47 - 17
  • 75'

    Yellow Card

    Mamoru Harada 路 Japan

  • 75'

    Conversion

    Ben Donaldson 路 Australia

    49 - 17
  • 76'

    Substitution

    Hayate Era on for Ben Gunter 路 Japan

  • 80'

    Try

    Brandon Paenga-Amosa 路 Australia

    54 - 17
  • 81'

    Conversion

    Ben Donaldson 路 Australia

    56 - 17
  • Fulltime 56 - 17

Player ratings

Australia
  • 15 Tom Wright 8.2
  • 14 Max Jorgensen 8.8
  • 13 Isaac Henry 8.1
  • 12 Hunter Paisami 7.7
  • 11 Harry Potter 6.6
  • 10 Carter Gordon 7.3
  • 9 Ryan Lonergan 7.1
  • 1 Angus Bell 8.7
  • 2 Josh Nasser 6.7
  • 3 Taniela Tupou 7.8
  • 4 Lachlan Shaw 7.0
  • 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 7.3
  • 6 Charlie Cale 8.2
  • 7 Carlo Tizzano 7.6
  • 8 Harry Wilson 8.2
  • 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 8.1
  • 17 Aidan Ross 6.5
  • 18 Massimo De Lutiis 7.2
  • 19 Jeremy Williams 7.3
  • 20 Fraser McReight 6.3
  • 21 Tate McDermott 6.8
  • 22 Ben Donaldson 6.6
  • 23 Filipo Daugunu 6.3
Japan
  • 15 Takuro Matsunaga 6.1
  • 14 Yoshitaka Yazaki 6.0
  • 13 Dylan Riley 6.7
  • 12 Shunsuke Uenobo 6.3
  • 11 Haruto Kida 6.1
  • 10 Ryunosuke Ito 6.2
  • 9 Naoto Saito 6.7
  • 1 Takato Okabe 6.2
  • 2 Hayate Era 7.3
  • 3 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.8
  • 4 Harry Hockings 6.8
  • 5 Warner Dearns 6.5
  • 6 Ben Gunter 7.3
  • 7 Tiennan Costley 6.1
  • 8 Faulua Makisi 7.1
  • 16 Mamoru Harada 5.0
  • 17 Sojiro Otsuka 6.2
  • 18 Izi Sword 5.4
  • 19 Jack Cornelsen 6.2
  • 20 Michael Leitch 6.5
  • 21 Itsuki Kamimura 5.8
  • 22 Samisoni Tua 5.5
  • 23 Kazuma Ueda 5.5