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Japan vs France: as it happened

FULL-TIMEWorld Nations Championship
Japan
Japan
15–42
National Olympic Stadium
France
France
Live coverage by Renaldo Bothma
As it happened
Full-time12:36
Full-time
Japan 15 – 42 France
Card76'12:33
Yellow card — Marko Gazzotti (France)
Card76'12:32
Yellow card — Marko Gazzotti (France)
Card57'12:04
Yellow card — Matthieu Jalibert (France)
Score51'11:55
Conversion — Maxime Lucu (France)
Japan 15 – 42 France
Score50'11:54
Try — Maxime Lamothe (France)
Japan 15 – 40 France
Score43'11:46
Conversion — Romain Ntamack (France)
Japan 15 – 35 France
Score42'11:46
Try — Matthieu Jalibert (France)
Japan 15 – 33 France
Half-time11:27
Half-time
Japan 15 – 28 France
Score35'11:23
Conversion — Takuro Matsunaga (Japan)
Japan 15 – 28 France
Score34'11:22
Try — Sojiro Otsuka (Japan)
Japan 13 – 28 France
Score30'11:17
Conversion — Maxime Lucu (France)
Japan 8 – 28 France
Score29'11:17
Try — Maxime Lucu (France)
Japan 8 – 26 France
Score23'11:09
Conversion — Maxime Lucu (France)
Japan 8 – 21 France
Score22'11:09
Try — Alexandre Roumat (France)
Japan 8 – 19 France
Score19'11:05
Conversion — Maxime Lucu (France)
Japan 8 – 14 France
Card17'11:05
Yellow card — Harry Hockings (Japan)
Card18'11:03
Yellow card — Harry Hockings (Japan)
Score18'11:03
Try — Matthieu Jalibert (France)
Japan 8 – 12 France
Score14'10:59
Try — Kippei Ishida (Japan)
Japan 8 – 7 France
Score9'10:52
Penalty — Takuro Matsunaga (Japan)
Japan 3 – 7 France
Score2'10:43
Conversion — Maxime Lucu (France)
Japan 0 – 7 France
Score1'10:42
Try — Maxime Lamothe (France)
Japan 0 – 5 France
Kick-off10:41
Kick-off
Pre-match06:30
Japan v France — live coverage
Welcome to Octafield's live coverage of Japan against France in the Nations Championship at National Olympic Stadium. Kick-off is at 10:40 SAST — score updates will land here from the first whistle.
Full match centre — lineups, head-to-head and the report — on the Japan vs France match page.
From the camps
Japan @JRFUMedia
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France @FranceRugby
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Line-ups
Japan
1Sojiro OtsukaLoosehead Prop
2Hayate EraHooker
3Keijiro TamefusaTighthead Prop
4Harry HockingsSecond Row
5Warner DearnsCSecond Row
6Esei Ha'anganaFlanker
7Ben GunterFlanker
8Jack CornelsenNo. 8
9Naoto SaitoScrum-half
10Ryunosuke ItoFly-half
11Kippei IshidaLeft Wing
12Samisoni TuaInside Centre
13Dylan RileyOutside Centre
14Kazuma UedaRight Wing
15Takuro MatsunagaFull Back
Replacements
16Kenji Sato
17Takato Okabe
18Izi Sword
19Mike Stolberg
20Michael Leitch
21Tiennan Costley
22Taira Main
23Shunsuke Uenobo
Head coach Eddie Jones
France
1Jefferson PoirotLoosehead Prop
2Maxime LamotheHooker
3Regis MontagneTighthead Prop
4Florian VerhaegheSecond Row
5Emmanuel MeafouSecond Row
6Lenni NouchiFlanker
7Marko GazzottiFlanker
8Alexandre RoumatNo. 8
9Maxime LucuCScrum-half
10Romain NtamackFly-half
11Aaron Grandidier NkanangLeft Wing
12Yoram MoefanaInside Centre
13Fabien Brau-BoirieOutside Centre
14Theo AttissogbeRight Wing
15Matthieu JalibertFull Back
Replacements
16Peato Mauvaka
17Reda Wardi
18Sipili Falatea
19Hugo Auradou
20Tom Staniforth
21Killian Tixeront
22Paul Graou
23Kalvin Gourgues
Head coach Fabien Galthie

Frequently asked questions

What is the Japan vs France score?

Japan 15, France 42 at full-time in the World Nations Championship.

How can I follow Japan vs France live?

This page carries live score updates and key moments through the match, with every time shown in SAST. The match is broadcast in South Africa on SuperSport via DStv.