Japan 57 - 12 Canada

Full time

05 Sep 2026

International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Denka Big Swan Stadium

Japan vs Canada head to head

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Japan showcased a dominant performance against Canada, winning 57-12 in an international friendly. The match began with an early try from Okabe, followed by a quick response from Canada's McMullin. Japan quickly regained control, scoring multiple tries through Harada, Gunter, and Hirose, establishing a 34-7 lead by halftime. In the second half, Japan continued their scoring spree with tries from Hockings and Inaba. Canada managed to score a try from LeSage, but it was not enough to close the gap. Japan's Costley capped off the scoring with a late try, securing a comprehensive victory. Overall, Japan's strong offensive display and solid conversions from Matsunaga and Greene proved decisive in this match.

Weather

Temperature: 25.8°C (Feels like 25.9°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 20.0 km/h, gusting to 33.6 km/h Humidity: 60% Cloud Cover: 6%

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Takato Okabe · Japan

5 - 0
14'

Try

Mamoru Harada · Japan

10 - 0
15'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Japan

12 - 0
18'

Try

Takoda McMullin · Canada

12 - 5
19'

Conversion

Takoda McMullin · Canada

12 - 7
21'

Try

Ben Gunter · Japan

17 - 7
26'

Try

Yuya Hirose · Japan

22 - 7
26'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Japan

24 - 7
40'

Try

Kanji Shimokawa · Japan

34 - 7
40'

Try

Mamoru Harada · Japan

29 - 7
Halftime 34 - 7
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Japan

36 - 7
41'

Conversion

Takuro Matsunaga · Japan

38 - 7
47'

Substitution

Sojiro Otsuka on for Takato Okabe · Japan
47'

Substitution

Kenji Sato on for Mamoru Harada · Japan
47'

Substitution

Takumi Inaba on for Shuhei Takeuchi · Japan
48'

Substitution

Dewald Kotze on for Foster Dewitt · Canada
51'

Substitution

Tiennan Costley on for Faulua Makisi · Japan
52'

Substitution

Emerson Prior on for Sam Miller · Canada
52'

Substitution

Jamie Armstrong on for Liam James · Canada
57'

Substitution

Sam Greene on for Takuro Matsunaga · Japan
59'

Try

Harry Hockings · Japan

43 - 7
59'

Substitution

Jason Higgins on for Jesse Kilgour · Canada
61'

Try

Ben LeSage · Canada

43 - 12
62'

Substitution

Michael Stolberg on for Harry Hockings · Japan
63'

Substitution

Esei Haangana on for Ben Gunter · Japan
63'

Substitution

Kenta Fukuda on for Naoto Saito · Japan
67'

Substitution

Bryce Worden on for Kyle Steeves · Canada
67'

Substitution

Barnaby Waddell on for Izzak Kelly · Canada
77'

Substitution

Cody Nhanala on for Daragh Doyle · Canada
79'

Try

Takumi Inaba · Japan

48 - 12
79'

Substitution

Jacob Ince on for Kyle Tremblay · Canada
80'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Japan

50 - 12
83'

Try

Tiennan Costley · Japan

55 - 12
85'

Conversion

Sam Greene · Japan

57 - 12
Fulltime 57 - 12

Player ratings

Japan

15 Takuro Matsunaga 5.6
14 Inoke Burua 8.5
13 Dylan Riley 7.2
12 Yuya Hirose 7.8
11 Haruto Kida 6.4
10 Ryunosuke Ito 6.8
9 Naoto Saito 6.4
1 Takato Okabe 6.8
2 Mamoru Harada 8.5
3 Shuhei Takeuchi 6.5
4 Jack Cornelsen 6.8
5 Harry Hockings 7.6
6 Ben Gunter 7.4
7 Kanji Shimokawa 7.4
8 Faulua Makisi 6.8
16 Kenji Sato 7.2
17 Sojiro Otsuka 6.2
18 Takumi Inaba 7.0
19 Michael Stolberg 6.1
20 Esei Haangana 6.7
21 Tiennan Costley 6.7
22 Kenta Fukuda 6.1
23 Sam Greene 6.4

Canada

15 Takoda McMullin 8.4
14 Kyle Tremblay 6.0
13 Isaac Olson 7.0
12 Ben LeSage 7.4
11 Liam James 5.8
10 Spencer Jones 5.7
9 Jesse Kilgour 5.9
1 Sam Miller 5.8
2 Foster Dewitt 6.6
3 Kyle Steeves 5.6
4 Daragh Doyle 6.3
5 Izzak Kelly 6.8
6 Mason Flesch 6.9
7 Sion Parry 6.1
8 Lucas Rumball 6.6
16 Dewald Kotze 6.3
17 Emerson Prior 5.2
18 Bryce Worden 6.0
19 Barnaby Waddell 6.0
20 Cody Nhanala –
21 Jason Higgins 6.0
22 Jacob Ince –
23 Jamie Armstrong 5.8