Japan Rugby

WATCH: CJ Stander says Ireland have plenty of places to ‘fix-up’ after Japan loss

By Raffaele Rocca / September 30, 2019 /

Munster’s CJ Stander and team masseur Willie Bennett were up for the daily media pool on Monday as Ireland look to bounce back from a terribly poor performance against Japan.…

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Ireland rocked by Japan as host nation World Cup trend continues

By Ronan Coughlan / September 28, 2019 /

Playing the host nation in any major tournament is always significant, and Ireland were fully conscious of this across the media in the build-up, and I imagine under the Joe…

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WATCH: Ireland beat Japan to secure 2019 Junior World Cup place

By Raffaele Rocca / June 17, 2018 /

It took a 76th minute try from Tommy O’Brien to finally give the Irish U20s their first win of the tournament and in the process confirm their place at next…

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Stuttering Ireland do just enough to edge Japan 24-14

By Raffaele Rocca / August 13, 2017 /

Stuttering Ireland do just about enough to take group qualification down to Thursday’s French decider. Head coach Tom Tierney will have known that this was not Ireland at its best,…

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Ireland beat Japan 35-13 to make it three from three on Summer Tour

By Raffaele Rocca / June 24, 2017 /

Ireland finished off their Summer tour with a hard fought 35-13 over a stubborn Japanese side at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. Tries from Garry Ringrose, Josh van der Flier, Kieran Marmion…

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3 Munster men to start as Joe Schmidt rings changes for final Japan test

By Jack Neville / June 22, 2017 /

Joe Schmidt rings the changes for Ireland as three Munster men start against Japan. Joe Schmidt has made six changes to his Irish side to face Japan this weekend in…

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WATCH:All Keith Earl’s tries from his record breaking season

By Raffaele Rocca / June 22, 2017 /

All Keith Earl’s tries from his record breaking season. Not only is the Munster man Ireland’s leading World Cup try scorer but he has also set the record for most…

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Munster’s Andrew Conway set for Ireland start against Japan

By Emma Needham / June 20, 2017 /

Having made his debut for Ireland off the bench in the their 31-9 win over England in the Six Nations in March and made his first start for his country…

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WATCH: Highlights of Ireland’s 50-22 win over Japan

By Raffaele Rocca / June 18, 2017 /

Highlights from Ireland’s seven try win over Japan in the Ecopa Stadium on Saturday. Ireland ran in seven tries with two each for Keith Earls, Dan Leavy and Jack Conan…

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Earls to the fore again as Ireland beat Japan 50-22

By Raffaele Rocca / June 17, 2017 /

Joe Schmidt’s youthful Ireland side continued their impressive form this month with a 50-22 victory over Japan at Ecopa Stadium in Shizuoka. Having trounced the US Eagles 55-19 in New…

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