Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade de Gerland, Lyon · 8 September 2007Head-to-head
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Australia won by 88 points.Half-time 23–3 · Tries 13–0
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Tacklesmademissed
AUS585
JPN9030
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS10/102/20
JPN0/01/10
← Japan attack · Australia attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19′ | Australia | Try, Nathan Sharpe | 11–0 |
| 25′ | Australia | Try, Rocky Elsom, converted | 16–0 |
| 32′ | Australia | Try, Rocky Elsom | 23–0 |
| 42′ | Australia | Try, Rocky Elsom, converted | 28–3 |
| 47′ | Australia | Try, Adam Ashley-Cooper, converted | 35–3 |
| 54′ | Australia | Try, Chris Latham, converted | 42–3 |
| 58′ | Australia | Try, Berrick Barnes, converted | 49–3 |
| 60′ | Australia | Try, Drew Mitchell, converted | 56–3 |
| 63′ | Australia | Try, George Smith | 63–3 |
| 67′ | Australia | Try, Drew Mitchell, converted | 68–3 |
| 73′ | Australia | Try, Chris Latham, converted | 75–3 |
| 76′ | Australia | Try, Berrick Barnes, converted | 82–3 |
| 81′ | Australia | Try, Adam Freier, converted | 89–3 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.19′Nathan Sharpe25′Rocky Elsom32′Rocky Elsom42′Rocky Elsom47′Adam Ashley-Cooper54′Chris Latham58′Berrick Barnes60′Drew Mitchell63′George Smith67′Drew Mitchell73′Chris Latham76′Berrick Barnes81′Adam Freier
AUS
Team stats
JPN61%Possession39%
68%Territory32%
110Carries46
871Metres gained158
30Defenders beaten5
118Passes49
23Offloads2
58Tackles made90
5Tackles missed30
66/67Rucks won32/38
8/8Lineouts won12/15
6/6Mauls won2/2
13Turnovers won4
7Penalties conceded6
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 10/10, penalties 2/2 · JPN conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.
AUS conversions 10/10, penalties 2/2 · JPN conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.
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Line-ups
Australia
- 1Matt DunningProp
- 2Stephen MooreHooker
- 3Al BaxterProp
- 4Nathan SharpeSecond row
- 5Dan VickermanSecond row
- 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
- 7George SmithFlanker
- 8Wycliff PaluNumber 8
- 9George GreganScrum-half
- 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
- 11Lote TuqiriWing
- 12Matt GiteauCentre
- 13Stirling MortlockCentre
- 14Adam Ashley-CooperWing
- 15Chris LathamFull-back
- 16Adam FreierBench
- 17Guy ShepherdsonBench
- 18Hugh McMenimanBench
- 19Stephen HoilesBench
- 20Berrick BarnesBench
- 21Drew MitchellBench
- 22Mark GerrardBench
Japan
- 1Masahito YamamotoProp
- 2Taku InokuchiHooker
- 3Ryo YamamuraProp
- 4Takanori KumagaeSecond row
- 5Luatangi Samurai VatuveiSecond row
- 6Yasunori WatanabeFlanker
- 7Takamichi SasakiFlanker
- 8Hajime KisoNumber 8
- 9Yuki YatomiScrum-half
- 10Kosei OnoFly-half
- 11Hirotoki OnozawaWing
- 12Nataniela OtoCentre
- 13Koji TairaCentre
- 14Tomoki KitagawaWing
- 15Tatsuya KusumiFull-back
- 16Yuji MatsubaraBench
- 17Tomokazu SomaBench
- 18Hitoshi OnoBench
- 19Hare MakiriBench
- 20Tomoki YoshidaBench
- 21Bryce RobinsBench
- 22Kosuke EndoBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Australia 9–0 Japan in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Australia going in
Japan going in
- Previous meeting: 3 June 1987, Australia 42–23 Japan
- Next meeting on record: 4 November 2017
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.