日本語 Photo Journal
16 June 2018; G: Kobe (Noevir S); R: Nick Briant (NZ)
●Japan 22-25 Italy○
Data:
16/6/2018, Italy 4th Japan tour
Japan 22 Italy 25
Kobe Noevir Stadium
Half-time 3 - 12
Refree: Nick Briant (NZ)
Crowd: 20,276
JAPAN: 15 Kotaro Matsushima, 14 Lomano Lava Lemeki, 13 William Tupou, 12 Timothy Lafaele (23 Ryoto Nakamura 60), 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura (22 Rikiya Matsuda 60), 9 Fumiaki Tanaka (21 Yutaka Nagare 40), 8 Kazuki Himeno, 7 Michael Leitch (capt), 6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga (20 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 40), 5 Samuela Anise (4, 14), 4 Wimpie Van Der Walt (19 Uwe Helu 65), 3 Jiwon Koo (18 Takuma Asahara 72), 2 Shota Horie (16 Yusuke Niwai 76), 1 Keita Inagaki (17 Shintaro Ishihara 72).
Reserves:
Coach: Jamie Joseph.
Tries: Tupou, Mafi, Matsushima; Conversions: Matsuda (2); Penalty Goals: Tamura.
Yellow Cards: Samuela (4, sin-bin).
Italy: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Michele Campagnaro (23 Giulio Besegni 62), 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Matteo Minozzi, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Marcello Violi (21 Tito Tebaldi 51), 8 Abraham Jurgens Steyn, 7 Jake Polledri (20 Giovanni Licata 74), 6 Sebastiani Negri, 5 Dean Budo, 4 Alessandro Zanni (19 Marco Fuser 69), 3 Tiziano Pasquali (18 Simone Ferrari 51), 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (capt) (16 Luca Bigi 72), 1 Andrea Lovotti (17 Cherif Traore 67).
Reserves:
Coach: Conor O'Shea.
Tries: Tommaso Benvenuti, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Jake Polledri; Conversions: Tommaso Allan (2); Penalty Goals: Tommaso Allan (2).
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 19min-try Italy, Tommaso Benvenuti; conv. Tommaso Allan-0-7, 26min-try Italy, Leonardo Ghiraldini; conv. Tommaso Allan (missed)-0-12, 34min-Pen Japan, Yu Tamura-3-12, 44min-try Italy, Jake Polledri; conv. Tommaso Allan-3-19, 60min-try Japan, William Tupou; conv. Rikiya Matsuda-10-19, 65min-try Japan, Amanaki Lelei Mafi; conv. Rikiya Matsuda-17-19, 72min-pen Italy, Tommaso Allan-17-22, 74min-pen Italy, Tommaso Allan-17-25, 80min-try Japan, Kotaro Matsushima; conv. Rikiya Matsuda (missed)-22-25.
20,276 fans were quiet for 40 minutes of the first half. In a match in which consecutive wins against a Tier 1 country for the first time in the history were expected, the team who showed perfect performance from the beginning was Italy who had lost completely in the previous week. The forwards moved forward in a close place to lower the line speed of Japan's defense, which had shown great performance in Oita. The blue jersey who visited from abroad overwhelmed in the first half; according to the ESPN Game Stats Web site, the possession rates were Italy=71%, Japan=29%, and the territories were Italy 77%, Japan 23%, so very one-sided. Japan attacked inside the 22-meter line only once at a scrum past the 10th minute of the second half. Japan induced the opponent's penalty with an attack from it and got a penalty goal, but stand-off Tamura failed to miss the chance to score the opening points. Since it was just after they managed the opponent's aggressive attacks from just after the kick-off, it was a scene that could raise the momentum the Japan team had sought if he succeeded. However, because of Italy's performance that lasted after that too, it couldn't be said a play that could lead a win.
The opening points Japan conceded to Italy were made when Italy cut back the ball kicked by wing Fukuoka who went forward after Japan attacked from a scrum. Italy's full-back Jayden Hayward made a big gain and wing Tommaso Benvenuti scored. There was no kick chase, and Italy attacked all at once (in the 19th minute). For the second try, past the 20th minute, Japan conceded penalties consecutively, Italy attacked in, and at the end they came inside the in-goal from a lineout. While on such a backfoot, Japan was not collapsed completely, in the 34th minute, they pushed a scrum awarded to Italy to get a penalty goal and scored three points back.
In the second half, which started with 3-12, in the 3rd minute, Italy's flanker Jake Polledri jumped in under the goal post with an attack from a lineout to widen the margin. Japan was behind by 16 points with 35 minutes left. Sakura Jerjey started using Amanaki Lelei Mafi who was a reserve on the day (due to a light ankle injury and fatigue, on the day, flanker Yoshitaka Tokunaga was in the starting-lineup, and Kazuki Himeno was number 8) and scrum-half Nagare when the second half started, raising their tempo from then on. They started entering the opponent's territory more frequently. However, Japan didn't have enough power to come from behind after the quiet first half. No matter how much Japanese rugby had evolved, when a world top-class country performed as they wanted for 40 minutes, Japan couldn't win. Even if Japan won running and cornered the opponent, they couldn't win. Japan had to realize it with this result. As the team expected, from past the 20th minute of the second half, it was Japan's time. In the 20th minute of the second half, in an attack from a lineout, centre Tupou William scored a try. Five minutes after that, scrum-half Nagare made a quick attack from the opponent's penalty to disturb them, and Mafi jumped into the right middle at the end. Japan scored the conversion too to narrow the margin to 17-19 (in the 25th minute of the second half).
But it was Italy who added points in the 32nd and 35th minutes. They induced Japan's penalties with a maul and breakdown to add two penalty goals (17-25). The side who was chased still had physical strength. Just before the game ended, Japan attacked from a lineout, kept moving the ball after the opponent's penalty, and Kotaro Matsushima scored a try. Matsuda scored also a conversion, but Japan needed three more points to win. (from the Rugby Magazine, August 2018)
16 June 2018; G: Kobe (Noevir S); R: Nick Briant (NZ)
●Japan 22-25 Italy○
Data:
16/6/2018, Italy 4th Japan tour
Japan 22 Italy 25
Kobe Noevir Stadium
Half-time 3 - 12
Refree: Nick Briant (NZ)
Crowd: 20,276
JAPAN: 15 Kotaro Matsushima, 14 Lomano Lava Lemeki, 13 William Tupou, 12 Timothy Lafaele (23 Ryoto Nakamura 60), 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura (22 Rikiya Matsuda 60), 9 Fumiaki Tanaka (21 Yutaka Nagare 40), 8 Kazuki Himeno, 7 Michael Leitch (capt), 6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga (20 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 40), 5 Samuela Anise (4, 14), 4 Wimpie Van Der Walt (19 Uwe Helu 65), 3 Jiwon Koo (18 Takuma Asahara 72), 2 Shota Horie (16 Yusuke Niwai 76), 1 Keita Inagaki (17 Shintaro Ishihara 72).
Reserves:
Coach: Jamie Joseph.
Tries: Tupou, Mafi, Matsushima; Conversions: Matsuda (2); Penalty Goals: Tamura.
Yellow Cards: Samuela (4, sin-bin).
Italy: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Michele Campagnaro (23 Giulio Besegni 62), 12 Tommaso Castello, 11 Matteo Minozzi, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Marcello Violi (21 Tito Tebaldi 51), 8 Abraham Jurgens Steyn, 7 Jake Polledri (20 Giovanni Licata 74), 6 Sebastiani Negri, 5 Dean Budo, 4 Alessandro Zanni (19 Marco Fuser 69), 3 Tiziano Pasquali (18 Simone Ferrari 51), 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (capt) (16 Luca Bigi 72), 1 Andrea Lovotti (17 Cherif Traore 67).
Reserves:
Coach: Conor O'Shea.
Tries: Tommaso Benvenuti, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Jake Polledri; Conversions: Tommaso Allan (2); Penalty Goals: Tommaso Allan (2).
Scoring sequence (Japan's score shown first): 19min-try Italy, Tommaso Benvenuti; conv. Tommaso Allan-0-7, 26min-try Italy, Leonardo Ghiraldini; conv. Tommaso Allan (missed)-0-12, 34min-Pen Japan, Yu Tamura-3-12, 44min-try Italy, Jake Polledri; conv. Tommaso Allan-3-19, 60min-try Japan, William Tupou; conv. Rikiya Matsuda-10-19, 65min-try Japan, Amanaki Lelei Mafi; conv. Rikiya Matsuda-17-19, 72min-pen Italy, Tommaso Allan-17-22, 74min-pen Italy, Tommaso Allan-17-25, 80min-try Japan, Kotaro Matsushima; conv. Rikiya Matsuda (missed)-22-25.
20,276 fans were quiet for 40 minutes of the first half. In a match in which consecutive wins against a Tier 1 country for the first time in the history were expected, the team who showed perfect performance from the beginning was Italy who had lost completely in the previous week. The forwards moved forward in a close place to lower the line speed of Japan's defense, which had shown great performance in Oita. The blue jersey who visited from abroad overwhelmed in the first half; according to the ESPN Game Stats Web site, the possession rates were Italy=71%, Japan=29%, and the territories were Italy 77%, Japan 23%, so very one-sided. Japan attacked inside the 22-meter line only once at a scrum past the 10th minute of the second half. Japan induced the opponent's penalty with an attack from it and got a penalty goal, but stand-off Tamura failed to miss the chance to score the opening points. Since it was just after they managed the opponent's aggressive attacks from just after the kick-off, it was a scene that could raise the momentum the Japan team had sought if he succeeded. However, because of Italy's performance that lasted after that too, it couldn't be said a play that could lead a win.
The opening points Japan conceded to Italy were made when Italy cut back the ball kicked by wing Fukuoka who went forward after Japan attacked from a scrum. Italy's full-back Jayden Hayward made a big gain and wing Tommaso Benvenuti scored. There was no kick chase, and Italy attacked all at once (in the 19th minute). For the second try, past the 20th minute, Japan conceded penalties consecutively, Italy attacked in, and at the end they came inside the in-goal from a lineout. While on such a backfoot, Japan was not collapsed completely, in the 34th minute, they pushed a scrum awarded to Italy to get a penalty goal and scored three points back.
In the second half, which started with 3-12, in the 3rd minute, Italy's flanker Jake Polledri jumped in under the goal post with an attack from a lineout to widen the margin. Japan was behind by 16 points with 35 minutes left. Sakura Jerjey started using Amanaki Lelei Mafi who was a reserve on the day (due to a light ankle injury and fatigue, on the day, flanker Yoshitaka Tokunaga was in the starting-lineup, and Kazuki Himeno was number 8) and scrum-half Nagare when the second half started, raising their tempo from then on. They started entering the opponent's territory more frequently. However, Japan didn't have enough power to come from behind after the quiet first half. No matter how much Japanese rugby had evolved, when a world top-class country performed as they wanted for 40 minutes, Japan couldn't win. Even if Japan won running and cornered the opponent, they couldn't win. Japan had to realize it with this result. As the team expected, from past the 20th minute of the second half, it was Japan's time. In the 20th minute of the second half, in an attack from a lineout, centre Tupou William scored a try. Five minutes after that, scrum-half Nagare made a quick attack from the opponent's penalty to disturb them, and Mafi jumped into the right middle at the end. Japan scored the conversion too to narrow the margin to 17-19 (in the 25th minute of the second half).
But it was Italy who added points in the 32nd and 35th minutes. They induced Japan's penalties with a maul and breakdown to add two penalty goals (17-25). The side who was chased still had physical strength. Just before the game ended, Japan attacked from a lineout, kept moving the ball after the opponent's penalty, and Kotaro Matsushima scored a try. Matsuda scored also a conversion, but Japan needed three more points to win. (from the Rugby Magazine, August 2018)