Ireland vs Japan Live Score (11 Jul, 2026)
Play-by-Play
81'conversion36–20 · Harry Byrne
80'try34–20 · Tom Stewart
80'substitute on29–20 · Takato Okabe
80'player substituted29–20 · Jack Cornelsen
77'yellow card29–20 · Hayate Era
73'substitute on29–20 · Itsuki Kamimura
73'player substituted29–20 · Naoto Saito
71'penalty goal29–20 · Harry Byrne
71'substitute on26–20 · Nathan Doak
71'player substituted26–20 · Craig Casey
62'substitute on26–20 · Bryn Ward
62'player substituted26–20 · Sean Jansen
62'substitute on26–20 · Cormac Izuchukwu
62'player substituted26–20 · Jack Conan
60'conversion26–20 · Takuro Matsunaga
59'player substituted26–18 · Jacob Stockdale
59'substitute on26–18 · Harry Byrne
59'substitute on26–18 · Tom Stewart
59'player substituted26–18 · Ronan Kelleher
59'try26–18 · Hayate Era
55'substitute on26–13 · Billy Bohan
55'player substituted26–13 · Tom O'Toole
54'substitute on26–13 · Keijiro Tamefusa
54'player substituted26–13 · Shuhei Takeuchi
54'substitute on26–13 · Sojiro Otsuka
54'player substituted26–13 · Takato Okabe
53'substitute on26–13 · Michael Leitch
53'player substituted26–13 · Kanji Shimokawa
52'substitute on26–13 · Michael Stolberg
52'player substituted26–13 · Harry Hockings
51'conversion26–13 · Ciaran Frawley
51'try24–13 · Sean Jansen
48'substitute on19–13 · Bundee Aki
48'player substituted19–13 · Stuart McCloskey
48'substitute on19–13 · Sam Illo
48'player substituted19–13 · Thomas Clarkson
48'substitute on19–13 · Hayate Era
48'player substituted19–13 · Mamoru Harada
41'player substituted19–13 · Dylan Riley
41'substitute on19–13 · Sam Greene
35'conversion19–13 · Ciaran Frawley
35'try17–13 · Robbie Henshaw
32'substitute on12–13 · Tiennan Costley
32'player substituted12–13 · Yuya Hirose
28'penalty goal12–13 · Takuro Matsunaga
21'try12–10 · Tom O'Toole
18'penalty goal7–10 · Takuro Matsunaga
10'conversion7–7 · Ciaran Frawley
9'try5–7 · Nick Timoney
5'conversion0–7 · Takuro Matsunaga
4'try0–5 · Taira Main
Scoring Summary
Conversion81' · 36–20Harry Byrne
Try80' · 34–20Tom Stewart
Penalty Goal71' · 29–20Harry Byrne
Conversion60' · 26–20Takuro Matsunaga
Try59' · 26–18Hayate Era
Conversion51' · 26–13Ciaran Frawley
Try51' · 24–13Sean Jansen
Conversion35' · 19–13Ciaran Frawley
Try35' · 17–13Robbie Henshaw
Penalty Goal28' · 12–13Takuro Matsunaga
Try21' · 12–10Tom O'Toole
Penalty Goal18' · 7–10Takuro Matsunaga
Conversion10' · 7–7Ciaran Frawley
Try9' · 5–7Nick Timoney
Conversion5' · 0–7Takuro Matsunaga
Try4' · 0–5Taira Main
Match Stats
IREJPN
36Points20
5Tries2
4Conversions2
1Penalty Goals2
0Yellow Cards1
Head-to-Head
Last Five Matches
Nations Championship Standings
Game Information
VenueMcDonald Jones StadiumNewcastle, Australia
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min
Matchday Lineups
Ireland
VS
Japan
Starting XV
Starting XV
Team Stats
IRE
#4 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
4
Rank
5
Scoring
90
Points For
62
91
Points Against
88
-1
Points Difference
-26
30.0
Points Per Game
20.7
30.3
Opponent Points Per Game
29.3
10
Table Points
4
Tries
13
Tries For
7
13
Tries Against
12
0
Tries Difference
-5
Bonus Points
2
Bonus Points
0
2
Try Bonus Points
0
0
Losing Bonus Points
0