Ireland 60-5 Japan
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Attendance: 40,000
Ireland v Japan Match Reports
Ireland scored nine tries, including a hat-trick from Andrew Conway, as they brushed aside Japan 60-5 in their opening autumn international match at the Aviva Stadium. Johnny Sexton celebrated his 100th cap for Ireland with a fine display that included one try, four conversions and a penalty. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Johnny Sexton celebrates 100th Ireland cap with try in victory over Japan
- BBC: Johnny Sexton scores 16 points on 100th cap as hosts blow Japan away
- Daily Mail: Ireland THRASH Japan 60-5 as Johnny Sexton celebrates 100th Irish cap with a second-half try while Andrew Conway completes rout with a hat-trick as hosts dominate in Dublin
- Sky Sports: Andrew Conway notches hat-trick; Johnny Sexton scores on 100th appearance
- ESPN: Ireland tear Japan apart 60-5 with attacking masterclass
- RTE: Sexton shines on milestone day as Ireland hammer Japan
- Irish Independent: Ireland show ambition, aggression and accuracy to rout Japan as Sexton celebrates century with a try
- Irish Times: Johnny Sexton caps 100th Test with a try as Ireland run riot against Japan
Ireland v Japan - Match Highlights
Ireland v Japan - Match Stats
Ireland: (29) 60
Try: Lowe (4'), Conway (11', 19', 74'), Gibson Park (34'), Sexton (48'), Aki (55'), Ringrose (70'), Healy (81')
Conversion: Sexton (6', 13', 36', 50'), Carbery (70', 81'+1)
Penalty: Sexton (24')
Japan: (0) 5
Try: Fifita (57')
Man of the match: Jack Conan (Ireland)
Ireland v Japan - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team
Forwards
- 1 Andrew Porter
- 2 Ronan Kelleher
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Caelan Doris
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Jack Conan
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson Park
- 10 Johnny Sexton (Captain)
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Hugo Keenan
Replacements
- 16 Dan Sheehan
- 17 Cian Healy
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Iain Henderson
- 20 Peter O’Mahony
- 21 Conor Murray
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Keith Earls
Japan Team
Forwards
- 1 Keita Inagaki
- 2 Atsushi Sakate
- 3 Jiwon Gu
- 4 Jack Cornelsen
- 5 James Moore
- 6 Ben Gunter
- 7 Pieter Labuschagne (Captain)
- 8 Kazuki Himeno
Backs
- 9 Yutaka Nagare
- 10 Yu Tamura
- 11 Siosaia Fifita
- 12 Ryoto Nakamura
- 13 Timothy Lafaele
- 14 Dylan Riley
- 15 Kotaro Matsushima
Replacements
- 16 Yusuke Niwai
- 17 Craig Millar
- 18 Asaeli Ai Valu
- 19 Yoshitaka Tokunaga
- 20 Tevita Tatafu
- 21 Naoto Saito
- 22 Rikiya Matsuda
- 23 Ryohei Yamanaka