2007 Rugby World Cup Pool B - Wales Vs Japan

Wales Vs Japan

20 September 2007
21:00		 Wales 72 – 18 Japan Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 35,245
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
Tries: A. W. Jones 11' c
Hook 24' c
T. R. Thomas 31' c
Morgan 40+' m
Phillips 42' c
S. Williams (2) 48' m, 80' m
D. James 52' c
Cooper 59' c
M. Williams (2) 64' c, 74' c
Con: S. Jones (5/7)
Sweeney (2/4)
Pen: S. Jones (1/1) 23'		 Report Tries: Endo 19' m
Onozawa 57' c
Con: Robins (1/1)
Pen: Onishi (2/2) 4', 37'
Wales
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Jamie Robinson 73'
IC 12 James Hook
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones (c) 57'
SH 9 Michael Phillips 57'
N8 8 Alix Popham 58'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones 52'
LL 4 Will James
TP 3 Chris Horsman 65'
HK 2 Thomas Rhys Thomas 59'
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett 69'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins 65'
LK 18 Ian Evans 52'
N8 19 Michael Owen 58'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper 57'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney 57'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin 73'
Coach:
Gareth Jenkins
Japan
FB 15 Christian Loamanu
RW 14 Kosuke Endo
OC 13 Yuta Imamura 51'
IC 12 Shotaro Onishi 52'
LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa
FH 10 Bryce Robins
SH 9 Tomoki Yoshida 66'
N8 8 Takuro Miuchi (c)
OF 7 Hare Makiri 52'
BF 6 Yasunori Watanabe
RL 5 Luke Thompson 66'
LL 4 Hitoshi Ono
TP 3 Tomokazu Soma 71'
HK 2 Yuji Matsubara 74'
LP 1 Tatsukichi Nishiura 53' 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Taku Inokuchi 74'
PR 17 Ryo Yamamura 53'
LK 18 Hajime Kiso 66'
FL 19 Ryota Asano 52'
SH 20 Chulwon Kim 66'
CE 21 Koji Taira 51'
FB 22 Tatsuya Kusumi 52'
Coach:
John Kirwan
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Man of the Match:
Michael Phillips (Wales)

Touch judges:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Television match official:
Christophe Berdos (France)
Fourth official:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Fifth official:
Tim Hayes (Wales)

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