Summary

  • FT: Ireland 41-10 Japan (12:40 GMT)

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  • Crowley nails early penalty and adds first try with Timoney and Porter then crossing

  • Stockdale has try chalked off before Gus McCarthy, Paddy McCarthy and Tommy O'Brien run in late tries

  • Sato touches down for only Japan try

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  1. 'Frustration for Ireland'published at 14:12 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Brian O'Driscoll
    Former Ireland captain on TNT Sport

    Another loose pass as O'Brien held that just a little too long and forced the pass. There is no lack of effort but it has been a frustrating afternoon at times for Ireland with ball in hand.

  2. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Yoshitaka Yazaki is rapid! He's made 30 metres and Japan are now into the Irish 22!

  3. Postpublished at 14:11 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Ian Humphreys
    Former Ulster fly-half Ian Humphreys on BBC Radio Ulster

    This has been the story of Ireland's day, the last pass hasn't been accurate enough.

  4. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    It's been an afternoon of 'so close' for Tommy O'Brien, who does really well to beat his man but there's too much on his offload to Stockdale and it's into touch.

  5. Replacementpublished at 14:09 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Caolin Blade is on for Craig Casey at scrum-half.

  6. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    There's a lot of sideways passing from Ireland but not a lot of going forward.

  7. Postpublished at 14:07 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    We've only 20 minutes left in Dublin.

    As poor as this game has been as a spectacle, it has fairly rattled by.

  8. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    It's huge defence from Japan, who got bodies under a maul that had formed and they win the scrum on their own five-metre line.

  9. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Ireland win the throw and are hammering at the door.

  10. 'Subs have added energy for Ireland'published at 14:05 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Rory Best
    Former Ireland captain on TNT Sport

    Jack Conan and the two Prendergasts have been really impressive since coming on and have brought plenty of energy. Ireland's strength in depth on show

  11. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Gus McCarthy and Finlay Bealham are on for Thomas Clarkson and Ronan Kelleher.

  12. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Play is brought back for the penalty from the scrum and Sam Prendergast sends it deep into the 22.

  13. Postpublished at 14:03 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Jacob Stockdale shows some nice feet and Cian Prendergast makes more metres with a big carry.

    It's kicked across to Tommy O'Brien but he can't gather and it spills forward.

  14. Postpublished at 14:01 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Japan are throwing the ball about again but a sloppy pass means any chance of an attack slips away.

  15. No trypublished at 14:00 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Cian Prendergast was offside and he was the one who charged down the clearing kick.

    So the try is ruled out.

  16. Postpublished at 13:59 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 27-10 Japan

    It was a kick through by Tommy O'Brien and there's a bit of a mess which allows Jacob Stockdale to pounce on the loose ball to score.

    But we're looking to see if the Ulster wing, or Cian Prendergast, were offside.

  17. try

    Try - Ireland 27-10 Japanpublished at 53 mins

    Jacob Stockdale

    Out of nothing!

    But we're going to the TMO.

  18. Postpublished at 13:57 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Ireland can clear and there's some more kick tennis between the sides.

    Sam Prendergast is crunched by two Japan forwards in his first action since coming on.

  19. Postpublished at 13:56 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Japan have the penalty and pop it into the corner.

    The maul can't get rolling and any momentum is stalled.

  20. Postpublished at 13:55 GMT 8 November 2025

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Matt Gault
    BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Aviva Stadium

    Nice moment for the Prendergast family as brothers Cian and Sam run on to the field together.