ENG
	No.	Name
15Freddie Steward, FB T
14Jonny May, W
13Joe Marchant, C T
12Manu Tuilagi, C
11Elliot Daly, W
10George Ford, FH  4  2
9Alex Mitchell, SH
1Joe Marler, P
2Jamie George, H
3Kyle Sinckler, P
4Maro Itoje, L
5Ollie Chessum, L
6Courtney Lawes, FL T
7Ben Earl, FL
8Lewis Ludlam, N8 T
Replacements
16Theo Dan, R
17Ellis Genge, R
18Will Stuart, R
19George Martin, R
20Billy Vunipola, R
21Ben Youngs, R
22Marcus Smith, R
23Ollie Lawrence, R

JPN
	No.	Name
15Semisi Masirewa, FB
14Kotaro Matsushima, W
13Tomoki Osada, C
12Ryoto Nakamura, C
11Jone Naikabula, W
10Rikiya Matsuda, FH  4
9Yutaka Nagare, SH
1Keita Inagaki, P
2Shota Horie, H
3Jiwon Gu, P
4Jack Cornelsen, L
5Amato Fakatava, L
6Michael Leitch, FL
7Pieter Labuschagne, FL
8Kazuki Himeno, N8
16Atsushi Sakate, R
17Craig Millar, R
18Asaeli Ai Valu, R
19Warner Dearns, R
20Kanji Shimokawa, R
21Naoto Saito, R
22Dylan Riley, R
23Lomano Lemeki, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Allianz Riviera

3:00 PM, September 17, 2023

481dReuters

Unimpressive England do enough to beat Japan

England toiled at times but profited from a bizarre second half try to defeat Japan 34-12 at the Stade de Nice on Sunday and earn a bonus-point in an unimpressive display that nonetheless leaves them in control of their World Cup Pool D.

Match Commentary

81'		34-12 Conversion - George Ford , England
81'		32-12 Try - Joe Marchant , England
74'		Player substituted - Ollie Chessum , England

Match Stats

ENG

JPN

66%

34%

61%

39%

ENG

JPN

138	Runs	74
533	Meters Run	324
8	Clean Breaks	5
83	Tackles	174
14	Missed Tackles	24
9	Turnover Knock On	13

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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