Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF MATCH: ENGLAND'S SECOND VICTORY IN RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023
🏉 80+1'
ENGLAND TRY. Joe Marchant's try and George Ford converts the two points to close the match.
The England trial
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⏱️ 75'
Several changes from England who have the victory close and are knowing very well how to handle these últimos minutes
🏉 67'
TRY FOR ENGLAND. Freddie Steward's try and George Ford converts the two points to put the English 15 points up.
🔄 65'
Triple change in Japan that seeks to react to the crisis;
🏉 57'
George Ford converts the two extra points to put England eight points in front
🏉 56'
ENGLAND'S DRILL Courtney Lawes' kick, the second for the English.
🏉 54'
Rikiya Matsuda scores the penalty to put Japan ahead in the scoring
🔄 50'
Changes in both teams and for now little else at the start of the second half;
⏱️ 41'
The second part starts
HALF TIME
Advantage for England of 13-9 to Japan;
⏱️ 40+2'
George Ford converts the penalty to extend England's lead
⏱️ 37'
The final stretch of the first half and England's lead is at a minimum;
🏉 33'
Now it is Rikiya Matsuda who takes advantage of the penalty to bring Japan to within one point.
⏱️ 30'
England wasted a penalty as Josh Ford missed the spot-kick
🏉 24'
ENGLAND'S TRY. Lewis Ludlam scores the first try of the match
🏉 22'
Matsuda's penalty kick puts Japan ahead on the scoreboard
⏱️ 20'
Ecuador of the first half and continues the tie at three
🏉 15'
Rikiya Matsuda converts the penalty to tie the score
🔄 8'
Change due to injury in the Japan National Team, Masirewa is replaced by Lomano Lemeki.
🏉 3'
Penalty for England and Josh Ford advances to score the first points for his country.
⏱️ 1'
The match starts
All set
The protagonists are ready on the pitch and in a few minutes the second match will start for both teams.
Referee
Georgian Nika Amashukeli will be in charge of the match.
Group D
Group D currently stands with Chile with two matches, the other teams with only one.
Japan's roster
These are the players selected for Japan's national team for this game
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📆 Monday, September 18, 04:00 K.O
🏟️ Nice, France
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England roster
This is England's starting roster for their second match at the World Cup.
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Wardrobe ready
This is how the England dressing room looks a few minutes before the start of the match;
WE RETURN
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What time is England vs Japan in Rugby World Cup 2023?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 4 p.m.
Australia: 6 a.m.
Bolivia: 3 p.m.
Brazil: 4 p.m.
Chile: 4 p.m.
Colombia: 14 hours
Ecuador: 14 hours
Spain: 21 hours
United States (New York): 3 p.m.
United States (Los Angeles): 11 hours
India: 1 hour
Japan: 4 hours
Mexico: 13 hours
Nigeria: 20 hours
Paraguay: 16 hours
Peru: 14 hours
United Kingdom: 19 hours
Watch out for this player in Japan
Amato Fakatava plays in the flanker position and is 28 years old. He has played six matches with the Japan National Team, scoring 20 points with four tries. In his first match in a world championship he was decisive in scoring two tries to give his team the victory against Chile.
Watch out for this player in England
Jonny May who plays in the position of back and is 33 years old. He was born in the city of Swindon. He has played 80 matches with the England National Team where he has scored 200 points, 40 tries and zero turnovers. While he has played nine matches in the Rugby World Cup in which he has scored four tries.
How does Japan arrive?
Between July and August they played the Pacif Nations Cup in which they finished third with five points and only one victory. Before participating in the Rugby World Cup 2023 finals they played a friendly against Italy in which they lost. In their first match of the World Cup they defeated Chile 42-12. They are currently leading Pool D with five points.
How does England arrive?
This team played during March 2023 the Six Nations in which they finished in fourth position after only two victories. Of the four friendlies they played before participating in the World Cup finals, they only won one. They opened with a victory in the first match of this edition by defeating Argentina 27-10. Right now they are second in the group with four points.
Background
Three times they have faced each other in history and all three times the victory has fallen to the England team. The last meeting was last year in a friendly match in which England won 52-13 against Japan. They already met in the 1987 World Cup finals where the English team won by 60-7 on the scoreboard.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Allianz Riviera, a stadium located in the city of Nice. It was inaugurated on September 22, 2013 and has a capacity of 36100 spectators.
Preview of the match
England and Japan have met in the Rugby World Cup finals. Both teams are in Pool D along with Samoa, Argentina and Chile.
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