England v Japan - 3.50pm AEST 22nd Jun

[molman]

Anyone interested in watching the England v Japan game for free via VPN and the RugbyPass TV website (you need to sign up with an email).

Stan has the rights to this game too. Watch on replay if you missed it.

Game start time is: 3.50pm Sat 22nd Jun

Teams:

JAPAN
Yoshitaka Yazaki; Jone Naikabula, Dylan Riley, Tomoki Osada, Koga Nezuka; Seungsin Lee, Naoto Saito; Takayoshi Mohara, Mamoru Harada, Shuhei Takeuchi, Sanaila Waqa, Warner Dearns, Michael Leitch (captain), Tiennan Costley, Faulua Makisi

Replacements: Atsushi Sakate, Shogo Miura, Keijiro Tamefusa, Amanaki Saumaki, Kai Yamamoto, Shinobu Fujiwara, Rikiya Matsuda, Samisoni Tua

ENGLAND
George Furbank; Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Tommy Freeman; Marcus Smith, Alex Mitchell; Bevan Rodd, Jamie George (captain), Dan Cole, Maro Itoje, George Martin, Chandler Cunningham-South, Sam Underhill, Ben Earl

Replacements: Theo Dan, Joe Marler, Will Stuart, Charlie Ewels, Tom Curry, Harry Randall, Fin Smith, Tom Roebuck

ref: https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/how...ive-stream-saturdays-summer-tour-match-169483

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Ordinarily I would barrack for Japan but the fact they have that flog coaching them makes it very difficult.

 

[LeCheese]

Ordinarily I would barrack for Japan but the fact they have that flog coaching them makes it very difficult.

I'm hoping for a win for Japan but Eddie to fall down the stairs on the way down from the coaches box

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

That would be cromulent.

 

[LeCheese]

That would be cromulent.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Japan throwing it around early with some success but only 3 points.

England's scrum wins the penalty and then big bodies one off bash over for the first try

 

[Strewthcobber]

And now Smith cuts them to pieces up the middle of a planned long lineout move.

Japan have been going at 100km/h but I reckon they might get a bit of a touch up here

 

[drewprint]

Twice now England 9 has rolled the ball back in the ruck with his hand. Does that mean the ruck is over and opposition players can come around? I feel like I’ve seen this before - maybe an old ruling?

 

[Strewthcobber]

Twice now England 9 has rolled the ball back in the ruck with his hand. Does that mean the ruck is over and opposition players can come around? I feel like I’ve seen this before - maybe an old ruling?

It's just hands in the ruck. The half is offside in front of the last foot while they do it too. I hate that refs allow it

 

[Strewthcobber]

Smith putting on a bit of a clinic now. 4 tries to none in the first half without really breaking too much of a sweat

 

[Happy]

Japan 9 and 2 playing well. England just overpowering them though. Ref has been average. I have enjoyed the game so far.

 

[Tex]

Bizarrely find myself supporting England. The Eddie Jones effect is real!

 

[drewprint]

Welcome back to international rugby Eddie you gigantic weasel.

 

[cyclopath]

Didn't watch. Final score?

 

[KOB1987]

Didn't watch. Final score?

52-17 to the smelly bastards

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Sucked in Eddie

 

[Strewthcobber]

Charlie Ewel's second red card in consecutive years, this one for a dangerous lower limb clearout that could have ended the career of Michael Leitch

 

[molman]

Charlie Ewel's second red card in consecutive years, this one for a dangerous lower limb clearout that could have ended the career of Michael Leitch

I was glad to see it wasn't worst, Leitch could have been well hurt there.

 

[molman]

I enjoyed this game. Pretty free-flowing for an international/test match.

I'm not sure what to make of Japan atm, they've never had the power to directly match it against the bigger, stronger teams, but they have traditionally worked around that through high skill, speed and a clinical and cohesive effort. I'm not sure I saw that in this game, nor that I could really work out what their overall strategy for beating England was.

I also agree with some of the sentiment that Eddie now being the Japan coach has tainted things somewhat in barracking for them.

 

[KOB1987]