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Autumn Nations Series 2024 · Allianz Stadium, London · 24 November 2024Head-to-head
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England won by 45 points.Half-time 35–7 · Tries 9–2

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5′91423313437546062656922%Own 2237%Own half57%Opp half68%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
9′EnglandTry, Ben Earl, converted5–0
14′EnglandTry, Sam Underhill, converted12–0
23′EnglandTry, Jamie George, converted19–0
31′EnglandTry, Jamie George, converted26–0
34′JapanTry, Naoto Saito, converted28–5
37′EnglandTry, Ollie Sleightholme, converted33–7
54′EnglandTry, George Furbank, conversion missed40–7
60′EnglandTry, Luke Cowan-Dickie, conversion missed45–7
62′JapanTry, Kazuki Himeno, converted45–12
65′EnglandTry, Luke Cowan-Dickie, converted50–14
69′EnglandTry, Tom Roebuck, converted57–14
5′JapanPenalty goal missed
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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9′Ben Earl14′Sam Underhill23′Jamie George31′Jamie George34′Naoto Saito37′Ollie Sleightholme54′George Furbank60′Luke Cowan-Dickie62′Kazuki Himeno65′Luke Cowan-Dickie69′Tom Roebuck
ENG

Team stats

JPN
52%Possession48%
51%Territory49%
90Carries105
385Metres gained371
6Clean breaks6
27Defenders beaten23
125Passes134
5Offloads6
145Tackles made90
23Tackles missed27
63/65Rucks won90/91
14/15Lineouts won7/12
7/9Scrums won4/5
11/11Mauls won3/3
3Turnovers won2
8Penalties conceded8
28Kicks from hand17
774Kick metres391
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 7/9, penalties 0/0 · JPN conversions 2/2, penalties 0/1. 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. 1Ellis GengeProp
  2. 2Jamie GeorgeHooker
  3. 3Will StuartProp
  4. 4Maro ItojeSecond row
  5. 5George MartinSecond row
  6. 6Tom CurryFlanker
  7. 7Sam UnderhillFlanker
  8. 8Ben EarlNumber 8
  9. 9Jack van PoortvlietScrum-half
  10. 10Marcus SmithFly-half
  11. 11Ollie SleightholmeWing
  12. 12Henry SladeCentre
  13. 13Ollie LawrenceCentre
  14. 14Tommy FreemanWing
  15. 15George FurbankFull-back
  16. 16Luke Cowan-DickieBench
  17. 17Fin BaxterBench
  18. 18Asher Opoku-FordjourBench
  19. 19Nick IsiekweBench
  20. 20Chandler Cunningham-SouthBench
  21. 21Harry RandallBench
  22. 22Fin SmithBench
  23. 23Tom RoebuckBench

Japan

  1. 1Takato OkabeProp
  2. 2Seunghyok LeeHooker
  3. 3Shuhei TakeuchiProp
  4. 4Sanaila WaqaSecond row
  5. 5Ratu Epineri UluivitiSecond row
  6. 6Kanji ShimokawaFlanker
  7. 7Kazuki HimenoFlanker
  8. 8Faulua MakisiNumber 8
  9. 9Naoto SaitoScrum-half
  10. 10Nicholas McCurranFly-half
  11. 11Jone NaikabulaWing
  12. 12Siosaia FifitaCentre
  13. 13Dylan RileyCentre
  14. 14Tomoki OsadaWing
  15. 15Takuro MatsunagaFull-back
  16. 16Kenta MatsuokaBench
  17. 17Yukio MorikawaBench
  18. 18Keijiro TamefusaBench
  19. 19Daichi AkiyamaBench
  20. 20Tevita TatafuBench
  21. 21Ben GunterBench
  22. 22Shinobu FujiwaraBench
  23. 23Yusuke KajimuraBench

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.