Japan (0) 7 / 41 (22) Springboks (Final Score)

Japan and the South African Springboks did battle in a Rugby World Cup warm-up International 2019 at

Kumagaya Stadium, Saitama, Japan on 6 September 2019 at 12:15 SA Time (19:15 Japan Time, 10:15 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Japan:

  • Penalties – 0
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Kotaro Matsushima (1)
  • Conversions – Yu Tamura (1)

Springboks:

  • Penalties – Handré Pollard (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Cheslin Kolbe (2), Makazole Mapimpi (3), Herschell Jantjies (1)
  • Conversions – Handré Pollard (2), Frans Steyn (2)

Teams:

Japan
South African Springboks
6 September 2019 at 12:15 SA Time
  • Team: 15 William Tupou, 14 Kotaro Matsushima, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Ryoto Nakamura, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura, 9 Kaito Shigeno, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 6 Michael Leitch (Captain), 5 Uwe Helu, 4 Luke Thompson, 3 Ji-won Koo, 2 Atsushi Sakate, 1 Keita Inagaki
  • Replacements: 16 Takuya Kitade, 17 Isileli Nakajima, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 James Moore, 20 Yoshitaka Tokunaga, 21 Yutaka Nagare, 22 Rikiya Matsuda, 23 Ataata Moeakiola
  • Team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (Captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff
  • Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Francois Louw, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Jesse Kriel

Expected weather: Partly cloudy and hot with a high of 34°C and a “low” of 24°C with a chance of rain and 40 percent humidity.
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Graham Cooper (Australia)
TMO: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)

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