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Men's Rugby World Cup 2023 · Stade de Nice, Nice · 17 September 2023Head-to-head
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England won by 22 points.Half-time 10–9 · Tries 4–0

Pitch map

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4′15′23′30′32′42′54′2456668159%Own 2255%Own half67%Opp half67%Opp 22
← Japan attack · England 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
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
24′EnglandTry, Lewis Ludlam, converted8–6
56′EnglandTry, Courtney Lawes, converted18–12
66′EnglandTry, Freddie Steward, converted25–12
81′EnglandTry, Joe Marchant, converted32–12
4′EnglandPenalty goal scored
15′JapanPenalty goal scored
23′JapanPenalty goal scored
30′EnglandPenalty goal missed
32′JapanPenalty goal scored
42′EnglandPenalty goal scored
54′JapanPenalty goal scored
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

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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′
24′Lewis Ludlam56′Courtney Lawes66′Freddie Steward81′Joe Marchant
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Team stats

JPN
66%Possession34%
61%Territory39%
138Carries74
533Metres gained324
8Clean breaks5
24Defenders beaten14
167Passes96
7Offloads6
83Tackles made174
14Tackles missed24
99/102Rucks won54/55
10/13Lineouts won8/12
9/11Scrums won6/7
5/5Mauls won0/0
2Turnovers won9
6Penalties conceded6
42Kicks from hand37
1,175Kick metres925
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 4/4, penalties 2/3 · JPN conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Joe MarlerProp
  2. 2Jamie GeorgeHooker
  3. 3Kyle SincklerProp
  4. 4Maro ItojeSecond row
  5. 5Ollie ChessumSecond row
  6. 6Courtney LawesFlanker
  7. 7Ben EarlFlanker
  8. 8Lewis LudlamNumber 8
  9. 9Alex MitchellScrum-half
  10. 10George FordFly-half
  11. 11Elliot DalyWing
  12. 12Manu TuilagiCentre
  13. 13Joe MarchantCentre
  14. 14Jonny MayWing
  15. 15Freddie StewardFull-back
  16. 16Theo DanBench
  17. 17Ellis GengeBench
  18. 18Will StuartBench
  19. 19George MartinBench
  20. 20Billy VunipolaBench
  21. 21Ben YoungsBench
  22. 22Marcus SmithBench
  23. 23Ollie LawrenceBench

Japan

  1. 1Keita InagakiProp
  2. 2Shota HorieHooker
  3. 3Jiwon GuProp
  4. 4Jack CornelsenSecond row
  5. 5Amato FakatavaSecond row
  6. 6Michael LeitchFlanker
  7. 7Pieter LabuschagneFlanker
  8. 8Kazuki HimenoNumber 8
  9. 9Yutaka NagareScrum-half
  10. 10Rikiya MatsudaFly-half
  11. 11Jone NaikabulaWing
  12. 12Ryoto NakamuraCentre
  13. 13Tomoki OsadaCentre
  14. 14Kotaro MatsushimaWing
  15. 15Semisi MasirewaFull-back
  16. 16Atsushi SakateBench
  17. 17Craig MillarBench
  18. 18Asaeli Ai ValuBench
  19. 19Warner DearnsBench
  20. 20Kanji ShimokawaBench
  21. 21Naoto SaitoBench
  22. 22Dylan RileyBench
  23. 23Lomano LemekiBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, England 11–0 Japan in 11 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England 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.