Ireland take the three points — 20-29. Ireland lead by 9.
Score13:40
Japan 18-26 Ireland
Try for Japan! It's 18-26 with the conversion to come. Ireland lead by 8.
Score13:29
Japan 13-26 Ireland
Seven more for Ireland — a converted try makes it 13-26. Ireland lead by 13.
2nd half13:17
SECOND HALF
Back under way — Japan 13-19 Ireland.
Half-time13:02
HALF-TIME | Japan 13-19 Ireland
Ireland lead by 6.
Score12:53
Japan 13-19 Ireland
Conversion is good — 13-19. Ireland lead by 6.
Score12:52
Japan 13-17 Ireland
Try for Ireland! It's 13-17 with the conversion to come. Ireland lead by 4.
Score12:44
Japan 13-12 Ireland
Japan take the three points — 13-12. Japan lead by 1.
Score12:35
Japan 10-12 Ireland
Try for Ireland! It's 10-12 with the conversion to come. Ireland lead by 2.
Score12:33
Japan 10-7 Ireland
Japan take the three points — 10-7. Japan lead by 3.
Score12:24
Japan 7-7 Ireland
Conversion is good — 7-7. All square.
Score12:23
Japan 7-5 Ireland
Try for Ireland! It's 7-5 with the conversion to come. Japan lead by 2.
Score12:19
Japan 7-0 Ireland
Conversion is good — 7-0. Japan lead by 7.
Score12:18
Japan 5-0 Ireland
Try for Japan! It's 5-0 with the conversion to come. Japan lead by 5.
Kick-off12:17
KICK-OFF | Japan v Ireland
We're under way.
Pre-match06:31
Japan v Ireland — live coverage
Welcome to Octafield's live coverage of Japan against Ireland in the Nations Championship. Kick-off is at 12:10 SAST — score updates will land here from the first whistle.
Japan 20, Ireland 36 at full-time in the World Nations Championship.
How can I follow Japan vs Ireland 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.
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