Japan V Fiji (5pm Wednesday)

daveirl · 12-09-2007 3:03pm #1

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nesf · 12-09-2007 3:33pm

5pm Irish time...

BOHSBOHS · 12-09-2007 3:58pm

japan have changed their entire starting 15!!

this is their 1st team and will probably play aginst canada too

the 2nd choicers will be wheeled out again for wales i suspect.

even hearing about such squad rotation would give eddie o sullivan a heart attack :-)

jameshayes · 12-09-2007 4:19pm

Prediction == Fiji +20

Amz · 12-09-2007 4:24pm

3 - 3 at the moment.

A lot of handling errors from both sides, a few poor decisions etc. from both, neither has really threatened the line.

I'm trying to figure out what's stuck on the Fijian fly half's jersey.

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 4:35pm

6-3 Japan at the mo

Amz · 12-09-2007 4:42pm

Fiji try

Fiji 10 - Japan 6

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 4:44pm

Japan pen

10-9 to Fiji at half time

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:02pm

12-10 Japan

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:09pm

19-17 Japan

Amz · 12-09-2007 5:13pm

Another try for fiji

25 - 19 Fiji

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:20pm

Japan Try

24-25 (conversion to come)

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:21pm

missed con

25-24 Fiji

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:34pm

surely game over now. Fiji try and conversion

32-24

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:37pm

35-24

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:39pm

35-31

Maybe not over yet...

Stev_o · 12-09-2007 5:41pm

This is arguably the most entertaining match yet played. Defiantly worth a rewatch!

Japseye · 12-09-2007 5:46pm

there was a streaker there aswell,was he carrying an irish flag, it looked like it !!!!

davyjose · 12-09-2007 5:46pm

Fair play to Japan. Hard Luck.

KevIRL · 12-09-2007 5:46pm

what a crazy entertaining finish!

34-31 final score

EdgarAllenPoo · 12-09-2007 5:46pm

Fair play Japan. They're one of my favourite teams. I think I will rewatch/record this one.

IrishEmperor · 12-09-2007 5:49pm

Edge of the seat finish there!!

How many stages was that? 12/13+ ?

Ganbatte Nippon!!

beglee · 12-09-2007 5:49pm

only caught the 2nd half, but what a great game, back and forth, plenty of tries for both teams, and an absolutely monumental effort from the japanese to try and win it at the end! The whole team collapsed from exhaustion at the final whistle, great commitment; and i was very impressed by Japan in general, not the walkover i thought it would be for the big Fijians!

kleefarr · 12-09-2007 5:49pm

A great game! Best I have seen so far this tournament. The Japanese look very good technically. Throughly enjoyed that as did the crowd.
Well done to both teams!

EdgarAllenPoo · 12-09-2007 6:05pm

If the IRB would get the finger out and give countries like Japan more money to encourage the growth of the game at home then the minnows could but up even more of a challenge.

pickarooney · 12-09-2007 6:49pm

Give countries like Japan more money? They're just about the richest nation in the tournament.

EdgarAllenPoo · 12-09-2007 7:01pm

The country might be but not the rugby team.

Nukem · 12-09-2007 11:18pm

What a game - both teams gave it everything. Just shows that there is more to the world cup rather than the top 5-6 teams. Heart went out to poor J.Kirwan

GBX · 12-09-2007 11:22pm

Fantastic game... really enjoyable. As the boys on TV3 said ... its what the spirit of the WC is about. Lets see a few more like this. :cool:

daveirl · 13-09-2007 8:22am

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EdgarAllenPoo · 13-09-2007 9:55am

daveirl wrote:

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Not really, take out Portugal, Georgia, Namibia and Romania who's teams will never do that well bar win the odd game(or come close like Namibia and Romania did) and you're left with;

Ireland,England,Scotland,Wales,France,Italy,Argentina,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,Fiji,Samoa,Tonga,Canada,USA,Japan.

There's still a few smaller teams there who would be considered minnows but who have given bigger teams a run for their money this year.

Japan V Fiji (5pm Wednesday)

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