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Full time16 May 2009
Japan
80–9
Korea
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City, Japan · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2011Head-to-head

Japan won by 71 points.

Scoring

  1. 7’TJapan try · Shaun Webb5–0
  2. 8’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas7–0
  3. 9’TJapan try · Ayumu Goromaru12–0
  4. 19’PKorea penalty · Jun Ki Hong12–3
  5. 26’TJapan try · Jack Tarrant17–3
  6. 27’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas19–3
  7. 33’TJapan try · Hirotoki Onozawa24–3
  8. 34’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas26–3
  9. 38’TJapan try · Ryan Nicholas31–3
  10. 39’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas33–3
  11. 42’CJapan conversion · Shaun Webb35–3
  12. 42’TJapan try · Ryan Nicholas40–3
  13. 44’DKorea drop goal · Jun Ki Hong40–6
  14. 49’PKorea penalty · Jun Ki Hong40–9
  15. 52’TJapan try · Hirotoki Onozawa45–9
  16. 58’TJapan try · Shaun Webb50–9
  17. 59’CJapan conversion · Shaun Webb52–9
  18. 68’TJapan try · Jack Tarrant57–9
  19. 69’CJapan conversion · Shaun Webb59–9
  20. 71’TJapan try · Hirotoki Onozawa64–9
  21. 72’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas66–9
  22. 74’TJapan try · Yuta Imamura71–9
  23. 75’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas73–9
  24. 81’TJapan try · Hirotoki Onozawa78–9
  25. 82’CJapan conversion · Ryan Nicholas80–9

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Hisateru HirashimaProp
  2. 2Yoshimitsu YasueHooker
  3. 3Hiroshi YamashitaProp
  4. 4Luke ThompsonSecond row
  5. 5Toshizumi KitagawaSecond row
  6. 6Michael LeitchFlanker
  7. 7Yoshitaka NakayamaFlanker
  8. 8Takashi KikutaniNumber 8
  9. 9Tomoki YoshidaScrum-half
  10. 10Shaun WebbFly-half
  11. 11Hirotoki OnozawaWing
  12. 12Ryan NicholasCentre
  13. 13Yuta ImamuraCentre
  14. 14Ayumu GoromaruWing
  15. 15Jack TarrantFull-back
  16. 16Yusuke AokiBench
  17. 17Naoki KawamataBench
  18. 18Yuji KitagawaBench
  19. 19Toetuu TaufaBench
  20. 20Yuki YatomiBench
  21. 21Tatsuhiko OtaoBench
  22. 22Koji TomiokaBench

Korea

  1. 1Sung Ku ParkProp
  2. 2Min Seo HwangHooker
  3. 3Kwang Sik KimProp
  4. 4Dae Ik JeongSecond row
  5. 5Yong Cheol ShinSecond row
  6. 6Kwon Woo YounFlanker
  7. 7Kwang Moon LeeFlanker
  8. 8Kun kyu HanNumber 8
  9. 9Younghun YangScrum-half
  10. 10Jun Ki HongFly-half
  11. 11Chui Kyu YooWing
  12. 12Noh Hoon ParkCentre
  13. 13Sung Soo KimCentre
  14. 14Jung Min LeeWing
  15. 15Jae Young ChaeFull-back
  16. 16Woong HeoBench
  17. 17Yong Nam KimBench
  18. 18Seon Kyu ParkBench
  19. 19Wanyong ParkBench
  20. 20Tae Il YoonBench
  21. 21Won Yong KimBench
  22. 22Seoung Joung OhBench

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Context

All-time, Japan 33–7 Korea, 1 drawn in 41 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan going in
Korea going in

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Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.