Last minute of this match as Tanaka feeds and plays it to Matsushima and the ball is lost but Ireland will have to run it 100m's and like 4 years ago Japan produced another rugby miracle. Well done Japan!!!!
Last minute of this match as Tanaka feeds and plays it to Matsushima and the ball is lost but Ireland will have to run it 100m's and like 4 years ago Japan produced another rugby miracle. Well done Japan!!!!
Scrum reset called and again japan won't mind this...
An interception from Japan and the Irish manage to just scramble and get back but knocks on and Japan have a 5m scrum with two and a half minutes to play!!
Stockdale makes a good run as they are into the Japan 22 but again the defence tightens up from the hosts and Ireland looking to be running out of ideas!!
Tanaka takes the game back into the Ireland half and japan defends well but Ireland get a penalty for not rolling away and a much-needed one at this stage but Carbery only finds touch on the Japan 10m line.
Reset called at the scrum and Japan won't mind this...
Knock on from Ireland off the restart ad Japan will get the scrum feed as time is running out for the odds on favourites for this match!!
Tamura looks to make this a 7 point gap and it is over!!
Japan look to run it out from their 22 and they do it well as referee Gardner signals a penalty advantage to Japan for offside against Murray and Tamura lines up a drop goal but it is well wide and they come back for the penalty!
Forward pass by Ireland and Japan survive this round!