France vs Japan Live Score (18 Jul, 2026)

France vs Japan Live Score (18 Jul, 2026)
Nations Championship MUFG Stadium
Final

Play-by-Play

77'yellow card42–15 · Marko Gazzotti
68'substitute on42–15 · Paul Graou
68'player substituted42–15 · Maxime Lucu
63'substitute on42–15 · Killian Tixeront
63'player substituted42–15 · Lenni Nouchi
62'substitute on42–15 · Shunsuke Uenobo
62'player substituted42–15 · Ryunosuke Ito
62'substitute on42–15 · Tiennan Costley
62'player substituted42–15 · Jack Cornelsen
62'substitute on42–15 · Kenji Sato
62'player substituted42–15 · Hayate Era
58'yellow card42–15 · Matthieu Jalibert
57'substitute on42–15 · Izi Sword
57'player substituted42–15 · Keijiro Tamefusa
56'substitute on42–15 · Kalvin Gourgues
56'player substituted42–15 · Yoram Moefana
56'substitute on42–15 · Tom Staniforth
56'player substituted42–15 · Emmanuel Meafou
56'substitute on42–15 · Sipili Falatea
56'player substituted42–15 · Regis Montagne
56'substitute on42–15 · Peato Mauvaka
56'player substituted42–15 · Maxime Lamothe
56'substitute on42–15 · Reda Wardi
56'player substituted42–15 · Jefferson Poirot
53'substitute on42–15 · Taira Main
53'player substituted42–15 · Kippei Ishida
53'substitute on42–15 · Michael Stolberg
53'player substituted42–15 · Harry Hockings
52'conversion42–15 · Maxime Lucu
51'try40–15 · Maxime Lamothe
49'substitute on35–15 · Michael Leitch
49'player substituted35–15 · Esei Haangana
49'substitute on35–15 · Takato Okabe
49'player substituted35–15 · Sojiro Otsuka
44'conversion35–15 · Romain Ntamack
43'try33–15 · Matthieu Jalibert
41'substitute on28–15 · Hugo Auradou
41'player substituted28–15 · Florian Verhaeghe
36'conversion28–15 · Takuro Matsunaga
36'try28–13 · Sojiro Otsuka
31'conversion28–8 · Maxime Lucu
30'try26–8 · Maxime Lucu
24'conversion21–8 · Maxime Lucu
23'try19–8 · Alexandre Roumat
20'conversion14–8 · Maxime Lucu
19'try12–8 · Matthieu Jalibert
18'yellow card7–8 · Harry Hockings
18'substitute on7–8 · Lenni Nouchi
18'player substituted7–8 · Killian Tixeront
18'substitute on7–8 · Florian Verhaeghe
18'player substituted7–8 · Hugo Auradou
15'try7–8 · Kippei Ishida
10'penalty goal7–3 · Takuro Matsunaga
7'substitute on7–0 · Killian Tixeront
7'player substituted7–0 · Lenni Nouchi
7'substitute on7–0 · Hugo Auradou
7'player substituted7–0 · Florian Verhaeghe
3'conversion7–0 · Maxime Lucu
2'try5–0 · Maxime Lamothe

Scoring Summary

Conversion52' · 42–15Maxime Lucu
Try51' · 40–15Maxime Lamothe
Conversion44' · 35–15Romain Ntamack
Try43' · 33–15Matthieu Jalibert
Conversion36' · 28–15Takuro Matsunaga
Try36' · 28–13Sojiro Otsuka
Conversion31' · 28–8Maxime Lucu
Try30' · 26–8Maxime Lucu
Conversion24' · 21–8Maxime Lucu
Try23' · 19–8Alexandre Roumat
Conversion20' · 14–8Maxime Lucu
Try19' · 12–8Matthieu Jalibert
Try15' · 7–8Kippei Ishida
Penalty Goal10' · 7–3Takuro Matsunaga
Conversion3' · 7–0Maxime Lucu
Try2' · 5–0Maxime Lamothe

Match Stats

FRA
JPN
42Points15
6Tries2
6Conversions1
0Penalty Goals1
2Yellow Cards1

Last Five Matches

DateOppResultCompetition
7/11/26@ AUSW42-26Nations Championship
7/4/26@ NZLL32-34Nations Championship
3/14/26vs ENGW48-46Six Nations
3/7/26@ SCOL40-50Six Nations
2/22/26vs ITAW33-8Six Nations
DateOppResultCompetition
10/24/26vs FIJL28-34International Test Match
9/5/26vs CANW57-12International Test Match
8/15/26@ AUSL17-56International Test Match
8/8/26vs AUSL32-35International Test Match
7/11/26vs IREL20-36Nations Championship

Nations Championship Standings

#TeamPWDLPFPA+/-BPPts
1South Africa330013049+81315
1France320111675+41412
2Scotland320110897+11311
2New Zealand330012170+51315
3England320112577+48210
3Australia310211485+2948
4Ireland32019091-1210
4Argentina31029799-237
5Wales310260102-4215
5Japan31026288-2604
6Fiji300349145-9600
6Italy300337131-9400

Game Information

VenueMUFG StadiumTokyo, Japan
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min

Team Stats

FRA
#1 in Nations Championship
VS
JPN
#5 in Nations Championship

Season

3
Games Played
3
2
Wins
1
0
Draws
0
1
Losses
2
.667
Win Percentage
.333
1
Rank
5

Scoring

116
Points For
62
75
Points Against
88
+41
Points Difference
-26
38.7
Points Per Game
20.7
25.0
Opponent Points Per Game
29.3
12
Table Points
4

Tries

16
Tries For
7
11
Tries Against
12
5
Tries Difference
-5

Bonus Points

4
Bonus Points
0
3
Try Bonus Points
0
1
Losing Bonus Points
0