MATCH SUMMARY
TEAMS Wales vs Japan
VENUE Cardiff
DATE 20 September 2007 21:00
COMPETITION IRB Rugby World Cup
FINAL SCORE 72 - 18
TRIES 11 - 2
HALFTIME SCORE 24 - 11
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee Joel Jutge
Assistant Referee/Reserve Referee Mark Lawrence
Assistant Referee Craig Joubert
TMO Christophe Berdos
SCORING SUMMARY
Wales
Conversion Ceri Sweeney 2
Conversion Stephen Jones 5
Penalty Stephen Jones 1
Try Alun-Wyn Jones 1
Try Dafydd James 1
Try Gareth Cooper 1
Try James Hook 1
Try Kevin Morgan 1
Try Martyn Williams 2
Try Michael Phillips 1
Try Shane Williams 2
Try Thomas Rhys Thomas 1
 
Japan
Conversion Bryce Robins 1
Penalty Shotaro Onishi 2
Try Hirotoki Onozawa 1
Try Kosuke Endo 1
LINE-UP
Wales
1 Duncan Jones
2 Thomas Rhys Thomas
3 Chris Horsman
4 Will James
5 Alun-Wyn Jones
6 Colin Charvis
7 Martyn Williams
8 Alix Popham
9 Michael Phillips
10 Stephen Jones (Captain)
11 Dafydd James
12 James Hook
13 James Peter (Jamie) Robinson
14 Shane Williams
15 Kevin Morgan
 
Japan
1 Tatsukichi Nishiura
2 Yuji Matsubara
3 Tomokazu Soma
4 Hitoshi Ono
5 Luke Thompson
6 Yasunori Watanabe
7 Hare Makiri
8 Takuro Miuchi (Captain)
9 Tomoki Yoshida
10 Bryce Robins
11 Hirotoki Onozawa
12 Shotaro Onishi
13 Yuta Imamura
14 Kosuke Endo
15 Christian Loamanu
RESERVES
Wales
16 Huw Bennett
17 Gethin Jenkins
18 Ian Evans
19 Michael Owen
20 Gareth Cooper
21 Ceri Sweeney
22 Tom Shanklin
 
Japan
16 Taku Inokuchi
17 Ryo Yamamura
18 Hajime Kiso
19 Ryota Asano
20 Chulwon Kim
21 Koji Taira
22 Tatsuya Kusumi
REPLACEMENTS
Wales
52 Ian Evans for Alun-Wyn Jones
54 Ceri Sweeney for Stephen Jones
54 Gareth Cooper for Michael Phillips
58 Michael Owen for Alix Popham
60 Huw Bennett for Thomas Rhys Thomas
66 Gethin Jenkins for Chris Horsman
72 Tom Shanklin for James Peter (Jamie) Robinson
 
Japan
51 Koji Taira for Yuta Imamura
52 Tatsuya Kusumi for Shotaro Onishi
52 Ryota Asano for Hare Makiri
54 Ryo Yamamura for Tatsukichi Nishiura
66 Hajime Kiso for Luke Thompson
66 Chulwon Kim for Tomoki Yoshida
71 Tatsukichi Nishiura for Tomokazu Soma
75 Taku Inokuchi for Yuji Matsubara
RUN OF PLAY
4 Penalty Shotaro Onishi Japan
11 Try Alun-Wyn Jones Wales
12 Conversion Stephen Jones Wales
19 Try Kosuke Endo Japan
20 Missed Conversion Shotaro Onishi Japan
23 Penalty Stephen Jones Wales
24 Try James Hook Wales
25 Conversion Stephen Jones Wales
31 Try Thomas Rhys Thomas Wales
32 Conversion Stephen Jones Wales
37 Penalty Shotaro Onishi Japan
40 Try Kevin Morgan Wales
40 Missed Conversion Stephen Jones Wales
42 Try Michael Phillips Wales
43 Conversion Stephen Jones Wales
48 Try Shane Williams Wales
49 Missed Conversion Stephen Jones Wales
51 Substitution (Tactical) Koji Taira for Yuta Imamura Japan
52 Substitution (Tactical) Ryota Asano for Hare Makiri Japan
52 Substitution (Tactical) Ian Evans for Alun-Wyn Jones Wales
52 Substitution (Injury) Shotaro Onishi Japan
53 Try Dafydd James Wales
54 Conversion Stephen Jones Wales
54 Substitution (Tactical) Ceri Sweeney for Stephen Jones Wales
54 Substitution (Tactical) Gareth Cooper for Michael Phillips Wales
54 Substitution (Tactical) Ryo Yamamura for Tatsukichi Nishiura Japan
57 Try Hirotoki Onozawa Japan
58 Conversion Bryce Robins Japan
58 Substitution (Tactical) Michael Owen for Alix Popham Wales
59 Try Gareth Cooper Wales
60 Missed Conversion Ceri Sweeney Wales
60 Substitution (Tactical) Huw Bennett for Thomas Rhys Thomas Wales
64 Try Martyn Williams Wales
65 Conversion Ceri Sweeney Wales
66 Substitution (Tactical) Gethin Jenkins for Chris Horsman Wales
66 Substitution (Tactical) Hajime Kiso for Luke Thompson Japan
66 Substitution (Tactical) Chulwon Kim for Tomoki Yoshida Japan
71 Substitution (Injury) Tomokazu Soma Japan
72 Substitution (Tactical) Tom Shanklin for James Peter (Jamie) Robinson Wales
74 Try Martyn Williams Wales
75 Conversion Ceri Sweeney Wales
75 Substitution (Tactical) Taku Inokuchi for Yuji Matsubara Japan
79 Try Shane Williams Wales
80 Missed Conversion Ceri Sweeney Wales