Japan vs Wales | International Rugby

Japan

Wales

Saturday 12 Jul 2025

Kobe Misaki Stadium, TBC

Japan

Wales

Tries

Dylan Riley 61'

Warner Dearns 58'

Shuhei Takeuchi 39'

Dan Edwards 74'

Kieran Hardy 35'27'

Josh Adams 8'

Conversions

Seungsin Lee 62'; 40'

Dan Edwards 75'; 36'; 28'; 9';

Penalties

Seungsin Lee 23'

Dan Edwards 48'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Tommy Reffell

Out: Josh MacLeod

75'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

75'

Dan Edwards

Try

74'

James Ratti

Out: Freddie Thomas

66'

Reuben Morgan-Williams

Out: Johnny Williams

66'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

62'

Dylan Riley

Try

61'

Chris Coleman

Out: Archie Griffin

59'

Liam Belcher

Out: Dewi Lake

59'

Warner Dearns

Try

58'

Sam Greene

Out: Ichigo Nakakusu

55'

Shinobu Fujiwara

Out: Naoto Saito

55'

Ben Gunter

Out: Faulua Makisi

52'

Taine Plumtree

Out: Alex Mann

49'

Dan Edwards

Penalty

48'

Gareth Thomas

Out: Nicky Smith

43'

Waisake Raratubua

Out: Epineri Uluiviti

40'

Keelan Giles

Out: Josh Adams

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

40'

Shuhei Takeuchi

Try

39'

Hayate Era

Out: Mamoru Harada

36'

Syuhei Takeuchi

Out: Keijiro Tamefusa

36'

Sena Kimura

Out: Yota Kamimori

36'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

36'

Kieran Hardy

Try

35'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

28'

Kieran Hardy

Try

27'

Faulua Makisi

Yellow Card

27'

Seungsin Lee

Penalty

23'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

Josh Adams

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

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Top Performers

Ball Carries

A. Wainwright

Ball Carries: 18

Tackles

M. Leitch

Tackles: 19

Points

D. Edwards

Points: 16

Insights

International Rugby

Points per match

2020

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1011

Match Information

Kobe Misaki Stadium, TBC

International Rugby

Saturday 12 Jul 2025

Kobe Misaki Stadium, TBC

Japan

Wales

Tries

Dylan Riley 61'

Warner Dearns 58'

Shuhei Takeuchi 39'

Dan Edwards 74'

Kieran Hardy 35'27'

Josh Adams 8'

Conversions

Seungsin Lee 62'; 40'

Dan Edwards 75'; 36'; 28'; 9';

Penalties

Seungsin Lee 23'

Dan Edwards 48'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Tommy Reffell

Out: Josh MacLeod

75'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

75'

Dan Edwards

Try

74'

James Ratti

Out: Freddie Thomas

66'

Reuben Morgan-Williams

Out: Johnny Williams

66'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

62'

Dylan Riley

Try

61'

Chris Coleman

Out: Archie Griffin

59'

Liam Belcher

Out: Dewi Lake

59'

Warner Dearns

Try

58'

Sam Greene

Out: Ichigo Nakakusu

55'

Shinobu Fujiwara

Out: Naoto Saito

55'

Ben Gunter

Out: Faulua Makisi

52'

Taine Plumtree

Out: Alex Mann

49'

Dan Edwards

Penalty

48'

Gareth Thomas

Out: Nicky Smith

43'

Waisake Raratubua

Out: Epineri Uluiviti

40'

Keelan Giles

Out: Josh Adams

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Seungsin Lee

Conversion

40'

Shuhei Takeuchi

Try

39'

Hayate Era

Out: Mamoru Harada

36'

Syuhei Takeuchi

Out: Keijiro Tamefusa

36'

Sena Kimura

Out: Yota Kamimori

36'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

36'

Kieran Hardy

Try

35'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

28'

Kieran Hardy

Try

27'

Faulua Makisi

Yellow Card

27'

Seungsin Lee

Penalty

23'

Dan Edwards

Conversion

Josh Adams

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

3Tries4

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

171

122

Offload

Metres Gained

416

428

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

105

150

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 2 meetings

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Last 2 Meetings

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Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Japan

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England 59 - 14 Japan

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Uruguay 36 - 20 Japan

16 Nov 2024 • International Rugby

France 52 - 12 Japan

9 Nov 2024 • International Rugby

Wales

Japan 22 - 31 Wales

12 Jul 2025 • International Rugby

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5 Jul 2025 • International Rugby

England 14 - 68 Wales

15 Mar 2025 • Six Nations

Scotland 35 - 29 Wales

8 Mar 2025 • Six Nations

Ireland 18 - 27 Wales

22 Feb 2025 • Six Nations

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Yota Kamimori

Mamoru Harada

Keijiro Tamefusa

Epineri Uluiviti

Warner Dearns

Michael Leitch

Jack Cornelsen

Faulua Makisi

Naoto Saito

Seungsin Lee

Halatoa Vailea

Shogo Nakano

Dylan Riley

Kippei Ishida

Ichigo Nakakusu

Nicky Smith

Dewi Lake

Archie Griffin

Freddie Thomas

Teddy Williams

Alex Mann

Josh MacLeod

Aaron Wainwright

Kieran Hardy

Daniel Edwards

Josh Adams

Ben Thomas

Johnny Williams

Tom Rogers

Blair Murray

Substitutes

Hayate Era

Sena Kimura

Syuhei Takeuchi

Waisake Raratubua

Ben Gunter

Shinobu Fujiwara

Sam Greene

Kazuma Ueda

Liam Belcher

Gareth Thomas

Chris Coleman

James Ratti

Taine Plumtree

Tommy Reffell

Reuben Morgan-Williams

Keelan Giles

Commentary

80’

End of second half

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

75’

Substitution on

Tommy Reffell comes on.

75’

Substitution off

Josh MacLeod comes off.

75’

Conversion

Dan Edwards has kicked a conversion.

74’

Try

A series of passes by Wales results in a try for Dan Edwards

74’

Try assist

Tom Rogers played a key part in that try.

66’

Substitution on

Wales make a substitution with James Ratti coming on.

66’

Substitution off

Wales make a substitution with Freddie Thomas coming off.

66’

Substitution on

Wales make a substitution with Reuben Morgan-Williams coming on.

63’

Substitution off

Johnny Williams departs for Wales.

62’

Conversion

The Japan supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the conversion.

61’

Try

A stunning solo try from Dylan Riley

61’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Dylan Riley goes through the gap.

59’

Substitution on

Chris Coleman comes on for Wales.

59’

Substitution off

Archie Griffin leaves the field.

59’

Substitution on

Liam Belcher comes on for Wales.

59’

Substitution off

Dewi Lake leaves the field.

59’

Conversion

Seungsin Lee has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

58’

Try

Japan are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Warner Dearns touching down.

57’

Clean break

What a run here by Dylan Riley as they get over the gainline!

55’

Substitution on

Sam Greene comes on for Japan.

55’

Substitution off

Ichigo Nakakusu leaves the field.

55’

Substitution on

Shinobu Fujiwara comes on for Japan.

55’

Substitution off

Naoto Saito leaves the field.

52’

Substitution on

Ben Gunter comes on.

52’

Substitution off

Faulua Makisi comes off.

52’

Clean break

What a run here by Ben Thomas as they get over the gainline!

49’

Substitution on

Wales decide to make a substitution, with Taine Plumtree getting some game time.

49’

Substitution off

Wales decide to make a substitution, with Alex Mann being replaced.

48’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Dan Edwards makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

45’

Clean break

Hayate Era makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

43’

Substitution on

Wales make a substitution with Gareth Thomas coming on.

43’

Substitution off

Wales make a substitution with Nicky Smith coming off.

41’

Clean break

Kippei Ishida makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40’

Substitution on

Japan make a substitution with Waisake Raratubua coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Japan make a substitution with Epineri Uluiviti coming off.

40’

Substitution on

Wales make a substitution with Keelan Giles coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Wales make a substitution with Josh Adams coming off.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40’

Conversion

Seungsin Lee adds the two points for Japan.

39’

Try

What an effort there by Shuhei Takeuchi as they score the try.

36’

Substitution on

Japan sub Hayate Era comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Mamoru Harada departs for Japan.

36’

Substitution on

Japan sub Shuhei Takeuchi comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Keijiro Tamefusa departs for Japan.

36’

Substitution on

Japan sub Sena Kimura comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Yota Kamimori departs for Japan.

36’

Conversion

Dan Edwards does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

35’

Try

Incisive passing by Wales is finished off by Kieran Hardy, as they goes over for the try.

35’

Try assist

Josh Adams sets up the try.

35’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Wales has led to Josh Adams being able to wriggle through a gap.

28’

Conversion

Dan Edwards makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27’

Try

The pressure has finally told as Kieran Hardy scores from close range.

27’

Yellow card

Faulua Makisi (Japan) is shown a yellow card

23’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Seungsin Lee adds the points for Japan.

19’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Ichigo Nakakusu bursts through to advance the Japan attack.

10’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Tom Rogers took full advantage.

9’

Conversion

Dan Edwards has kicked a conversion.

8’

Try

A series of passes by Wales results in a try for Josh Adams

8’

Try assist

Blair Murray played a key part in that try.

8’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Blair Murray took full advantage.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Top Performers

Ball Carries

A. Wainwright

Ball Carries: 18

Tackles

M. Leitch

Tackles: 19

Points

D. Edwards

Points: 16

Insights

International Rugby

Points per match

2020

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1011

Match Information

Kobe Misaki Stadium, TBC

International Rugby