England 35-15 Japan
Date:
Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Attendance: 81,151
England v Japan Match Reports
England survived an almighty scare as Japan threatened another giant slaying before Joe Cokanasiga's try sealed a 35-15 victory at Twickenham. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: England fight back in second half to secure victory over Japan
- BBC: England fight back to beat spirited Japan
- Guardian: Joe Cokanasiga scores debut try to help spare England’s blushes against Japan
- Telegraph: Second-half comeback spares England's blushes after Michael Leitch inspires Japan
- Daily Mail: Joe Cokanasiga scores first try for hosts on debut as Eddie Jones survives almighty scare against his former side
- Sky Sports: Relieved England see off Brave Blossoms
- ESPN: England dig deep to fend off Japan
- England Rugby: England score four tries in Japan win
England v Japan - Match Highlights
England v Japan - Match Stats
England: (10) 35
Try: Care (3'), Wilson (59'), Cokanasiga (70'), Hartley (76')
Conversion: Ford (5', 60', 72')
Penalty: Daly (28'), Ford (56', 65')
Japan: (15) 15
Try: Nakamura (22'), Leitch (31')
Conversion: Tamura (23')
Penalty: Tamura (16')
Man of the Match: Maro Itoje (England)
England v Japan - Team Line-ups
England Team
Forwards
- 1 Alec Hepburn
- 2 Jamie George
- 3 Harry Williams
- 4 Charlie Ewels
- 5 Maro Itoje
- 6 Courtney Lawes
- 7 Mark Wilson
- 8 Zach Mercer
Backs
- 9 Danny Care
- 10 George Ford (Captain)
- 11 Chris Ashton
- 12 Alex Lozowski
- 13 Jack Nowell
- 14 Joe Cokanasiga
- 15 Elliot Daly
Replacements
- 16 Dylan Hartley
- 17 Ben Moon
- 18 Kyle Sinckler
- 19 Ted Hill
- 20 Sam Underhill
- 21 Richard Wigglesworth
- 22 Owen Farrell
- 23 Henry Slade
Japan Team
Forwards
- 1 Keita Inagaki
- 2 Atsushi Sakate
- 3 Jiwon Koo
- 4 Wimpie van der Walt
- 5 Uwe Helu
- 6 Michael Leitch (Captain)
- 7 Masakatsu Nishikawa
- 8 Kazuki Himeno
Backs
- 9 Fumiaki Tanaka
- 10 Yu Tamura
- 11 Kenki Fukuoka
- 12 Ryoto Nakamura
- 13 Timothy Lafaele
- 14 Akihito Yamada
- 15 Willam Tupou
Replacements
- 16 Yusuke Niwai
- 17 Koki Yamamoto
- 18 Asaeli Ai Valu
- 19 Samuela Anise
- 20 Hendrik Tui
- 21 Shunsuke Nunomaki
- 22 Yutaka Nagare
- 23 Rikiya Matsuda