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Full time26 November 2016
Fiji
38–25
Japan
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes, France · Tour 2016Head-to-head

Fiji won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. 16’TFiji try · Albert James Vulivuli5–0
  2. 17’CFiji conversion · Nemani Nadolo7–0
  3. 21’PJapan penalty · Yu Tamura7–3
  4. 23’TFiji try · Metuisela Talebula12–3
  5. 24’CFiji conversion · Nemani Nadolo14–3
  6. 34’PJapan penalty · Yu Tamura14–6
  7. 36’TFiji try · Levani Botia19–6
  8. 37’CFiji conversion · Nemani Nadolo21–6
  9. 44’TFiji try · Levani Botia26–6
  10. 45’CFiji conversion · Nemani Nadolo28–6
  11. 52’TFiji try · Nemani Nadolo33–6
  12. 53’CFiji conversion · Nemani Nadolo35–6
  13. 59’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura35–8
  14. 59’TJapan try · Kotaro Matsushima35–13
  15. 65’TJapan try · Malgene Ilaua35–18
  16. 79’CJapan conversion · Yu Tamura35–20
  17. 79’TJapan try · Kotaro Matsushima35–25
  18. 82’PFiji penalty · Nemani Nadolo38–25

Line-ups

Fiji

  1. 1Peni RavaiProp
  2. 2Sunia KotoHooker
  3. 3Manasa SauloProp
  4. 4Nemia SoqetaSecond row
  5. 5Leone NakarawaSecond row
  6. 6Dominiko WaqaniburotuFlanker
  7. 7Peceli YatoFlanker
  8. 8Akapusi QeraNumber 8
  9. 9Nikola MatawaluScrum-half
  10. 10Ben VolavolaFly-half
  11. 11Nemani NadoloWing
  12. 12Levani BotiaCentre
  13. 13Albert James VulivuliCentre
  14. 14Metuisela TalebulaWing
  15. 15Kini MurimurivaluFull-back
  16. 16Talemaitoga TuapatiBench
  17. 17Joeli VeitayakiBench
  18. 18Lee-Roy AtalifoBench
  19. 19Api RatuniyarawaBench
  20. 20Naulia DawaiBench
  21. 21Eremasi RadrodroBench
  22. 22Serupepeli VularikaBench
  23. 23Waisea NayacalevuBench

Japan

  1. 1Satoshi NakataniProp
  2. 2Shota HorieHooker
  3. 3Kensuke HatakeyamaProp
  4. 4Kyosuke KajikawaSecond row
  5. 5Samuela AniseSecond row
  6. 6Malgene IlauaFlanker
  7. 7Shunsuke NunomakiFlanker
  8. 8Amanaki MafiNumber 8
  9. 9Fumiaki TanakaScrum-half
  10. 10Yu TamuraFly-half
  11. 11Kenki FukuokaWing
  12. 12Harumichi TatekawaCentre
  13. 13Timothy LafaeleCentre
  14. 14Akihito YamadaWing
  15. 15Kotaro MatsushimaFull-back
  16. 16Kanta HigashionnaBench
  17. 17Takeshi HinoBench
  18. 18Heiichiro ItoBench
  19. 19Kotaro YatabeBench
  20. 20Shuhei MatsuhashiBench
  21. 21Keisuke UchidaBench
  22. 22Amanaki LotoaheaBench
  23. 23Karne HeskethBench

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Context

All-time, Fiji 17–5 Japan in 22 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Fiji going in
Japan going in

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.