Men's Internationals 2026 · Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City · 8 August 2026Head-to-head
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Australia won by 3 points.Half-time 14–14 · Tries 4–5
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Tacklesmademissed
JPN11822
AUS16522
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
JPN3/42/20
AUS5/50/00
← Australia attack · Japan 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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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12′ | Japan | Try, Ryunosuke Ito, converted | 5–0 |
| 15′ | Australia | Try, Harry Potter, converted | 7–5 |
| 26′ | Australia | Try, Tom Wright, converted | 7–12 |
| 34′ | Japan | Try, Faulua Makisi, converted | 12–14 |
| 42′ | Australia | Try, Max Jorgensen, converted | 14–19 |
| 45′ | Japan | Try, Kazuma Ueda | 19–21 |
| 49′ | Australia | Try, Fraser McReight, converted | 19–26 |
| 70′ | Australia | Try, Taniela Tupou, converted | 25–33 |
| 78′ | Japan | Try, Warner Dearns, converted | 30–35 |
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.12′Ryunosuke Ito15′Harry Potter26′Tom Wright34′Faulua Makisi42′Max Jorgensen45′Kazuma Ueda49′Fraser McReight70′Taniela Tupou78′Warner Dearns
JPN
Team stats
AUS53%Possession47%
55%Territory45%
137Carries105
545Metres gained495
9Clean breaks7
22Defenders beaten22
205Passes154
10Offloads8
118Tackles made165
22Tackles missed22
99/103Rucks won74/77
13/14Lineouts won9/10
4/5Scrums won5/6
3/3Mauls won3/3
2Turnovers won8
9Penalties conceded9
17Kicks from hand25
412Kick metres527
Goal kicking
JPN conversions 3/4, penalties 2/2 · AUS conversions 5/5, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
JPN conversions 3/4, penalties 2/2 · AUS conversions 5/5, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
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Line-ups
Japan
- 1Takato OkabeProp
- 2Hayate EraHooker
- 3Shuhei TakeuchiProp
- 4Jack CornelsenSecond row
- 5Warner DearnsSecond row
- 6Ben GunterFlanker
- 7Kanji ShimokawaFlanker
- 8Faulua MakisiNumber 8
- 9Naoto SaitoScrum-half
- 10Ryunosuke ItoFly-half
- 11Taira MainWing
- 12Samisoni TuaCentre
- 13Dylan RileyCentre
- 14Kazuma UedaWing
- 15Takuro MatsunagaFull-back
- 16Mamoru HaradaBench
- 17Sojiro OtsukaBench
- 18Keijiro TamefusaBench
- 19Harry HockingsBench
- 20Michael LeitchBench
- 21Tiennan CostleyBench
- 22Shunsuke UenoboBench
- 23Yoshitaka YazakiBench
Australia
- 1Aidan RossProp
- 2Josh NasserHooker
- 3Allan AlaalatoaProp
- 4Josh CanhamSecond row
- 5Miles AmatoseroSecond row
- 6Rob ValetiniFlanker
- 7Fraser McReightFlanker
- 8Harry WilsonNumber 8
- 9Ryan LonerganScrum-half
- 10Declan MeredithFly-half
- 11Harry PotterWing
- 12Hunter PaisamiCentre
- 13Joseph SuaaliiCentre
- 14Max JorgensenWing
- 15Tom WrightFull-back
- 16Billy PollardBench
- 17Angus BellBench
- 18Taniela TupouBench
- 19Jeremy WilliamsBench
- 20Charlie CaleBench
- 21Tate McDermottBench
- 22Ben DonaldsonBench
- 23Isaac HenryBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Japan 0–9 Australia in 9 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Japan going in
Australia going in
- Previous meeting: 25 October 2025, Japan 15–19 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 15 August 2026
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.