Argentina vs Japan Live Score (8 Oct, 2023)
Play-by-Play
78'substitute on39–27 · Agustin Creevy
78'player substituted39–27 · Julian Montoya
75'penalty goal39–27 · Nicolas Sanchez
70'substitute on36–27 · Francisco Gomez Kodela
70'player substituted36–27 · Eduardo Bello
70'substitute on36–27 · Amanaki Saumaki
70'player substituted36–27 · Pieter Labuschagne
70'substitute on36–27 · Ryohei Yamanaka
70'player substituted36–27 · Ryoto Nakamura
70'substitute on36–27 · Matias Moroni
70'player substituted36–27 · Lucio Cinti
70'conversion36–27 · Nicolas Sanchez
68'try34–27 · Mateo Carreras
67'substitute on29–27 · Joel Sclavi
67'player substituted29–27 · Thomas Gallo
67'conversion29–27 · Rikiya Matsuda
65'try29–25 · Jone Naikabula
60'substitute on29–20 · Jone Naikabula
60'player substituted29–20 · Kotaro Matsushima
60'conversion29–20 · Emiliano Boffelli
59'substitute on27–20 · Nicolas Sanchez
59'player substituted27–20 · Santiago Carreras
59'substitute on27–20 · Lautaro Bazan Velez
59'player substituted27–20 · Gonzalo Bertranou
58'try27–20 · Emiliano Boffelli
56'drop goal22–20 · Lomano Lemeki
52'penalty goal22–17 · Rikiya Matsuda
51'substitute on22–14 · Warner Dearns
51'player substituted22–14 · Amato Fakatava
48'substitute on22–14 · Atsushi Sakate
48'player substituted22–14 · Shota Horie
48'substitute on22–14 · Pedro Rubiolo
48'player substituted22–14 · Tomas Lavanini
48'substitute on22–14 · Craig Millar
48'player substituted22–14 · Keita Inagaki
47'conversion22–14 · Emiliano Boffelli
46'try20–14 · Mateo Carreras
43'substitute on15–14 · Eduardo Bello
43'player substituted15–14 · Francisco Gomez Kodela
43'substitute on15–14 · Asaeli Ai Valu
43'player substituted15–14 · Jiwon Gu
39'conversion15–14 · Rikiya Matsuda
38'try15–12 · Naoto Saito
35'penalty goal15–7 · Emiliano Boffelli
28'try12–7 · Mateo Carreras
28'drop goal-missed7–7 · Rikiya Matsuda
24'substitute on7–7 · Matias Alemanno
24'player substituted7–7 · Pablo Matera
23'yellow card7–7 · Pieter Labuschagne
17'conversion7–7 · Rikiya Matsuda
16'try7–5 · Amato Fakatava
2'conversion7–0 · Emiliano Boffelli
2'try5–0 · Santiago Chocobares
Scoring Summary
Penalty Goal75' · 39–27Nicolas Sanchez
Conversion70' · 36–27Nicolas Sanchez
Try68' · 34–27Mateo Carreras
Conversion67' · 29–27Rikiya Matsuda
Try65' · 29–25Jone Naikabula
Conversion60' · 29–20Emiliano Boffelli
Try58' · 27–20Emiliano Boffelli
Drop Goal56' · 22–20Lomano Lemeki
Penalty Goal52' · 22–17Rikiya Matsuda
Conversion47' · 22–14Emiliano Boffelli
Try46' · 20–14Mateo Carreras
Conversion39' · 15–14Rikiya Matsuda
Try38' · 15–12Naoto Saito
Penalty Goal35' · 15–7Emiliano Boffelli
Try28' · 12–7Mateo Carreras
Conversion17' · 7–7Rikiya Matsuda
Try16' · 7–5Amato Fakatava
Conversion2' · 7–0Emiliano Boffelli
Try2' · 5–0Santiago Chocobares
Match Stats
ARGJAP
39Points27
10Clean Breaks6
4Conversion Goals3
26Defenders Beaten29
0.750Kick Percent Success1.000
0Kicks0
22Kicks From Hand19
5Lineouts Won8
1Lineout Won Steal0
4Mauls Total2
4Mauls Won2
519Meters Run449
29Missed Tackles26
3Offload7
143Passes156
0.540Pc Possession First0.460
0.500Pc Possession Second0.500
0.550Pc Territory First0.450
0.430Pc Territory Second0.570
7Penalties Conceded6
2Penalty Goals1
0.520Possession0.480
0Red Cards0
96Rucks Total75
95Rucks Won72
113Runs107
8Scrums Total10
5Scrums Won10
120Tackles159
0.490Territory0.510
0Total Free Kicks Conceded0
6Total Lineouts9
5Tries3
13Turnover Knock On5
15Turnovers Conceded8
0Yellow Cards1
4Conversions3
0Drop Goals1
Last Five Matches
Rugby World Cup Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 32 | +178 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 47 | +206 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 |  Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 181 | -67 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 164 | -99 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 255 | -218 | 0 | 0 |
Game Information
VenueStade de la BeaujoireNantes, France
Season2023
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
Argentina
VS
Japan
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
ARG
4-2
VS
JAP
#3 in Rugby World Cup
Season
6
Games Played
4
4
Wins
2
0
Draws
0
2
Losses
2
0.667
Win Percentage
.500
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Rank
3
Scoring
175
Points For
109
129
Points Against
107
46
Points Difference
+2
29.2
Points Per Game
27.3
21.5
Opponent Points Per Game
26.8
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Table Points
9
Tries
—
Tries For
12
—
Tries Against
14
—
Tries Difference
-2
Bonus Points
—
Bonus Points
1
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Try Bonus Points
1
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Losing Bonus Points
0