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Japan v Italy — Nations Championship

Nations Championship · Round 1 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Japan 5th in Nations Championship
27 10
Full-time

1st half 17–102nd half 10–0

Italy 6th in Nations Championship
Japan scorers: Tries Dearns 11′, Matsunaga 17′, Gunter 47′ Cons Matsunaga 12′, Matsunaga 18′, Matsunaga 48′ Pens Matsunaga 25′, Matsunaga 67′
Italy scorers: Tries Brex 5′ Cons Garbisi 6′ Pens Garbisi 40+4′

Match stats · full-time

Possession: Japan 51%, Italy 49%

Carries: Japan 108, Italy 102

Metres made: Japan 282, Italy 308

Line breaks: Japan 3, Italy 3

Tackles made: Japan 155, Italy 170

Tackles missed: Japan 17, Italy 13

Turnovers won: Japan 4, Italy 1

Lineouts won: Japan 10/10, Italy 18/20

Scrums won: Japan 8/9, Italy 4/4

Penalties conceded: Japan 9, Italy 6

Yellow cards: Japan 0, Italy 0

Red cards: Japan 0, Italy 0

Passes: Japan 153, Italy 162

Tries: Japan 3, Italy 1

Try assists: Japan 3, Italy 1

Conversions: Japan 3, Italy 1

Penalty goals: Japan 2, Italy 1

Drop goals: Japan 0, Italy 0

Turnovers: Japan 7, Italy 26

Offloads: Japan 4, Italy 5

The leading value in each row is bold. Bars are relative to the combined total.