England vs Japan | International Rugby

England

Japan

Sunday 24 Nov 2024

Twickenham, England

England

Japan

Tries

Tom Roebuck 68'

Luke Cowan-Dickie 64'; 59'

George Furbank 53'

Ollie Sleightholme 36'

Jamie George 30'; 22'

Sam Underhill 13'

Ben Earl 8'

Kazuki Himeno 61'

Naoto Saito 33'

Conversions

Marcus Smith 69'; 65'; 37'; 31'; 23'; 14'; 9'

Takuro Matsunaga 62'

Naoto Saito 33'

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England v Japan | Match Highlights | Autumn Internationals

England thrash Japan to snap five-match losing streak

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Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

69'

Tom Roebuck

Try

68'

Nick Isiekwe

Out: George Martin

66'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

65'

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Try

64'

Yusuke Kajimura

Out: Tomoki Osada

63'

Takuro Matsunaga

Conversion

62'

Kazuki Himeno

Try

61'

Tom Roebuck

Out: Henry Slade

60'

Tevita Tatafu

Out: Kanji Shimokawa

60'

Shinobu Fujiwara

Out: Naoto Saito

60'

Yukio Morikawa

Out: Takato Okabe

60'

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Try

59'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour

Out: Will Stuart

54'

Fin Smith

Out: George Furbank

54'

George Furbank

Try

53'

Fin Baxter

Out: Ellis Genge

52'

Daichi Akiyama

Out: Sanaila Waqa

52'

Harry Randall

Out: Jack van Poortvliet

47'

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Out: Jamie George

47'

Ben Gunter

Out: Faulua Makisi

47'

Kenta Matsuoka

Out: Seunghyok Lee

40'

Keijiro Tamefusa

Out: Shuhei Takeuchi

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

37'

Ollie Sleightholme

Try

36'

Naoto Saito

Conversion

33'

Naoto Saito

Try

33'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

31'

Jamie George

Try

30'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

23'

Jamie George

Try

22'

Chandler Cunningham-South

Out: Sam Underhill

14'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

14'

Sam Underhill

Try

13'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

Ben Earl

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

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Top Performers

Ball Carries

K. Himeno

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

M. Itoje

Tackles: 16

Points

M. Smith

Points: 14

Insights

International Rugby

Points per match

3219

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1010

Match Information

Twickenham, England

International Rugby

Sunday 24 Nov 2024

Twickenham, England

England

Japan

Tries

Tom Roebuck 68'

Luke Cowan-Dickie 64'; 59'

George Furbank 53'

Ollie Sleightholme 36'

Jamie George 30'; 22'

Sam Underhill 13'

Ben Earl 8'

Kazuki Himeno 61'

Naoto Saito 33'

Conversions

Marcus Smith 69'; 65'; 37'; 31'; 23'; 14'; 9'

Takuro Matsunaga 62'

Naoto Saito 33'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

69'

Tom Roebuck

Try

68'

Nick Isiekwe

Out: George Martin

66'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

65'

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Try

64'

Yusuke Kajimura

Out: Tomoki Osada

63'

Takuro Matsunaga

Conversion

62'

Kazuki Himeno

Try

61'

Tom Roebuck

Out: Henry Slade

60'

Tevita Tatafu

Out: Kanji Shimokawa

60'

Shinobu Fujiwara

Out: Naoto Saito

60'

Yukio Morikawa

Out: Takato Okabe

60'

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Try

59'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour

Out: Will Stuart

54'

Fin Smith

Out: George Furbank

54'

George Furbank

Try

53'

Fin Baxter

Out: Ellis Genge

52'

Daichi Akiyama

Out: Sanaila Waqa

52'

Harry Randall

Out: Jack van Poortvliet

47'

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Out: Jamie George

47'

Ben Gunter

Out: Faulua Makisi

47'

Kenta Matsuoka

Out: Seunghyok Lee

40'

Keijiro Tamefusa

Out: Shuhei Takeuchi

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

37'

Ollie Sleightholme

Try

36'

Naoto Saito

Conversion

33'

Naoto Saito

Try

33'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

31'

Jamie George

Try

30'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

23'

Jamie George

Try

22'

Chandler Cunningham-South

Out: Sam Underhill

14'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

14'

Sam Underhill

Try

13'

Marcus Smith

Conversion

Ben Earl

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

9Tries2

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

125

134

Offload

Metres Gained

385

371

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

145

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 3 meetings

Won

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Previous 3 meetings

Won

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Line Up

Ellis Genge

Jamie George

Will Stuart

Maro Itoje

George Martin

Tom Curry

Sam Underhill

Ben Earl

Jack van Poortvliet

Marcus Smith

Ollie Sleightholme

Henry Slade

Ollie Lawrence

Tommy Freeman

George Furbank

Takato Okabe

Seunghyok Lee

Syuhei Takeuchi

Sanaila Waqa

Epineri Uluiviti

Kanji Shimokawa

Kazuki Himeno

Faulua Makisi

Naoto Saito

Nik McCurran

Jone Naikabula

Siosaia Fifita

Dylan Riley

Tomoki Osada

Takuro Matsunaga

Substitutes

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Fin Baxter

Asher Opoku

Nick Isiekwe

Chandler Cunningham-South

Harry Randall

Fin Smith

Tom Roebuck

Kenta Matsuoka

Yukio Morikawa

Keijiro Tamefusa

Daichi Akiyama

Tevita Tatafu

Ben Gunter

Shinobu Fujiwara

Yusuke Kajimura

Match Videos

08:00

England v Japan | Match Highlights | Autumn Internationals

England thrash Japan to snap five-match losing streak

rugby4 months ago

Japan game set to leave England with more questions than answers

rugby4 months ago

Commentary

80’

End of second half

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

69’

Conversion

The England supporters go wild as Marcus Smith successfully kicks the conversion.

68’

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Tom Roebuck leads to a try for England

68’

Clean break

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

68’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Fin Smith.

66’

Substitution on

England make a substitution with Nick Isiekwe coming on.

66’

Substitution off

England make a substitution with George Martin coming off.

65’

Conversion

The England supporters go wild as Marcus Smith successfully kicks the conversion.

64’

Try

England are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Luke Cowan-Dickie touching down.

64’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Tom Roebuck goes through the gap.

63’

Substitution on

Japan sub Yusuke Kajimura comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Tomoki Osada departs for Japan.

62’

Conversion

The Japan supporters go wild as Takuro Matsunaga successfully kicks the conversion.

61’

Try

Great hands by Japan leads to a try for Kazuki Himeno

61’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Yukio Morikawa is finished off with a try.

61’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Yukio Morikawa goes through the gap.

61’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Tomoki Osada goes through the gap.

60’

Substitution on

England sub Tom Roebuck comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Henry Slade departs for England.

60’

Substitution on

Japan sub Tevita Tatafu comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Kanji Shimokawa departs for Japan.

60’

Substitution on

Japan sub Shinobu Fujiwara comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Naoto Saito departs for Japan.

60’

Substitution on

Japan sub Yukio Morikawa comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Takato Okabe departs for Japan.

60’

Conversion

Marcus Smith hits the left post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

59’

Try

England are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Luke Cowan-Dickie touching down.

54’

Substitution on

Asher Opoku-Fordjour comes on.

54’

Substitution off

Will Stuart comes off.

54’

Substitution on

Fin Smith comes on.

54’

Substitution off

George Furbank comes off.

54’

Conversion

Marcus Smith has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

53’

Try

A penetrating move by England results in a try for George Furbank.

52’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Tommy Freeman.

52’

Clean break

What a run here by Tommy Freeman as they get over the gainline!

52’

Substitution on

Fin Baxter comes on.

52’

Substitution off

Ellis Genge comes off.

52’

Substitution on

Daichi Akiyama comes on.

52’

Substitution off

Sanaila Waqa comes off.

47’

Substitution on

England decide to make a substitution, with Harry Randall getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

England decide to make a substitution, with Jack van Poortvliet being replaced.

47’

Substitution on

England decide to make a substitution, with Luke Cowan-Dickie getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

England decide to make a substitution, with Jamie George being replaced.

47’

Substitution on

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Ben Gunter getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Faulua Makisi being replaced.

46’

Clean break

Tomoki Osada makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44’

Clean break

Sanaila Waqa makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40’

Substitution on

Japan make a substitution with Kenta Matsuoka coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Japan make a substitution with Seunghyok Lee coming off.

40’

Substitution on

Japan sub Keijiro Tamefusa comes onto the field.

40’

Substitution off

Shuhei Takeuchi departs for Japan.

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.

37’

Conversion

Marcus Smith does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

36’

Try

What an effort there by Ollie Sleightholme as they score the try.

36’

Clean break

Fabulous play by England has led to Will Stuart being able to wriggle through a gap.

33’

Conversion

Naoto Saito does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

33’

Try

Silky skills by Japan ends with a try for Naoto Saito.

33’

Try assist

Dylan Riley sets up the try.

33’

Clean break

Trouble here as Dylan Riley breaches the defence.

31’

Conversion

Marcus Smith does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

30’

Try

It's going to take a miracle to stop this England maul...no miracles today as Jamie George powers over.

23’

Conversion

Marcus Smith makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

22’

Try

Great forward play by England allows Jamie George to score the try.

14’

Substitution on

England sub Chandler Cunningham-South comes onto the field.

14’

Substitution off

Sam Underhill departs for England.

14’

Conversion

Marcus Smith converts the try.

13’

Try

Sam Underhill scores the try from close range.

11’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Jamie George took full advantage.

9’

Conversion

Marcus Smith has kicked a conversion.

8’

Try

A series of passes by England results in a try for Ben Earl

8’

Try assist

Ollie Lawrence played a key part in that try.

8’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Ollie Lawrence took full advantage.

5’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Epineri Uluiviti goes through the gap.

4’

Penalty Goal - Missed Left

Naoto Saito steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Top Performers

Ball Carries

K. Himeno

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

M. Itoje

Tackles: 16

Points

M. Smith

Points: 14

Insights

International Rugby

Points per match

3219

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1010

Match Information

Twickenham, England

International Rugby