Scotland v Japan, 23 September

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SCOTLAND V JAPAN
23 September 2015
KO: 14:30 BST
Kingsholm, Gloucester

Live on [tbc]

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) & Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

A. Head to Head

4 Played 4
4 Won 0
0 Drawn 0
0 Lost 4
221 Points 45

B. Recent Form

09 Nov 2013
Scotland 42 - 17 Japan
Murrayfield, Edinburgh

13 Nov 2004
Scotland 100 - 8 Japan
McDiarmid Park, Perth

12 Oct 2003
Scotland 32 - 11 Japan
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville

05 Oct 1991
Scotland 47 - 9 Japan
Murrayfield, Edinburgh

C. Teams

SCOTLAND

15 Stuart Hogg
14 Tommy Seymour
13 Mark Bennett
12 Matt Scott
11 Sean Lamont
10 Finn Russell
09 Greig Laidlaw (c)

01 Ali Dickinson
02 Ross Ford
03 Willem Nel
04 Grant Gilchrist
05 Jonny Gray
06 Ryan Wilson
07 John Hardie
08 David Denton

16 Fraser Brown
17 Ryan Grant
18 Jon Welsh
19 Richie Gray
20 Joshua Strauss
21 Henry Pyrgos
22 Peter Horne
23 Sean Maitland

JAPAN

01- Keita Inagaki
02- Shota Horie
03- Hiroshi Yamashita
04- Luke Thompson
05- Justin Ives
06- Michael Leitch (captain)
07- Michael Broadhurst
08- Amanaki Mafi

09- Fumiaki Tanaka
10- Harumichi Tatekawa
11- Kenki Fukuoka
12- Yu Tamura
13- Male Sa'u
14- Kotaro Matsushima
15- Ayumu Goromaru

16- Takeshi Kizu
17- Masataka Mikami
18- Kensuke Hatakeyama
19- Shinya Makabe
20- Shoji Ito
21- Hendrik Tui
22- Atsushi Hiwasa
23- Karne Hesketh

Laidlaw 2 from 2. Scotland 6 - 0 Japan

6-0 Scotland GC. Looking comfortable.

Lets see that 10/11-man maul.

What a rolling maul! Japan score a try off a 5 metre lineout

Balls

Japan lineout on Scotland line. Lacey overruled touch judge who said it went too far!

Japan try from a perfect maul.

Scotland 6 - 5 Japan with conversion to come

Great stuff

Sounds like a bit of controversy - was the ball kicked dead?

ITV are a commercial channel. They'll talk mostly to their biggest market audience. It's a natural.

Scotland 6 - 7 Japan

Would like to see that again

yes but fortune favors the brave

Yeah, it was and the referee was well placed to judge it too.

That was a great mauling with a fake first up jumper at the lineout. Signs of a very well coached team

Lacey said it was in but the touch judge called it dead. Wouldn't call it controversial but haven't seen a replay.

Clinical line-out, absolutely perfect.

Japan have barely had the ball for the opening 15 minutes, but never mind.

So if it wasn’t obvious before it should be now – don’t give away stupid penalties in our own half!!

No arms tackle on Gilchrist after another Scottish attack. It's kickable. Checking with TMO!

Nice bit of 'control' from Laidlaw at the base there

i.e. standing there doing nothing but letting the defensive line reorganise

That try just shows how high level the coaching of this Japanese side is. The variation they have in their lineout and their driving play is superb.

Well this is Poopie from Scotland

It did look in to be fair.

Its TMO time

Strangely it's a no arms tackle on the ankles. But that's still illegal. No card given.

cakeordeath wrote:Well this is Poopie from Scotland

Tbh apart from the try I think Scotland have looked clearly better than their opponents and will be happy that if they keep this up they should win the game. But Japan continuing the trend from the weekend of being absolutely clinical when they get into the opposition 22.

You can't even criticise Scotland's defence for that try. That was as well a worked maul from a lineout that you'll see in rugby.

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Nice bit of 'control' from Laidlaw at the base there

i.e. standing there doing nothing but letting the defensive line reorganise

Yeah, what was the point in that?

But he just kicked his 3rd penalty which Weir nor Russell nor Pyrgos would do so, whatever.

Scotland 9 - 7 Japan

Notch wrote:That try just shows how high level the coaching of this Japanese side is. The variation they have in their lineout and their driving play is superb.

Yeah that was some great play, even in club rugby where they can train together all year we almost never see that.

That was a great try by Japan. Scotland getting cut down in the tackle early. Shaun lamont being well tracked.

Leitch knock on - second time he's dropped a high ball. Japan making mistakes.

I'm annoyed at Lacey for something there - clearly no attempt to move away from ruck from tackler, nothing given. Gilchrist had the same thing pinged for and that led to Japan try.

Penalty Scotland from the scrum. It's kickable ...

Sounds like our scrum is completely dominating

My poopie comment is firmly directed to our attack, and more specifically Laidlaw

Jeez Japan in the lead. Surely they wont win again?

Japan giving away a lot of penalties and paying the price on the scoreboard. But Lacey may have to produce cards if they keep up the infringing.

Scotland better break out the attacking plays though - they need to get five points from this ideally.

Um, I'm afraid you're a bit behind there Guns. It's 12-7 to Scotland.

The radio commentator has said the phrase ‘not very fast’ at the same time as Lamont’s name 3 times now!

And there comes the card.

It's all going to go downhill for Japan methinks.

Scotland miss the kick though. 12-7 after 24 mins.

Yellow for Japan- Scotland should put the hammer down here and go for the corner. If they can pull away in this period suddenly Japan will be struggling for purchase in this game.

Japan pick up a yellow card for playing the ball on the floor after: a Lamont break down the wing!!

I feel like that was a very negative decision to go for goal there.

Notch wrote:Um, I'm afraid you're a bit behind there Guns. It's 12-7 to Scotland.

Following on the42.ie in work. They are to blame.

Some Japanese players already walking across the pitch. Signs of the 3 days turnaround.

Should have kicked for the corner tough angle and Japan are a man down

Wrong decision. Lamont was on his feet when the ball was ripped

Is this rugby league? Tackle assist stripping ball? Did ref say tackle complete?

Hogg knocks on from the kick off , Japan penalty from the scrum. Scots look very unhappy with that one in particular.

I agree, kick for corner should have been the option from that penalty.

Scotland 12 - 7 Japan

Japan go for the corner instead of posts!!

Japan get a kickable penalty but opt to kick for touch

So Scotland react to the yellow by opting to take the points and not apply more pressure, missing the kick, knocking on an easy take and giving away a cheap penalty. Not exactly ruthless.

What's the Scottish scrum half's problem with the put in and the No 8?

Not a yellow or even a pen for me. Replay showed Lamont was on both feet when the ball was ripped

Gavin Hastings says Scotland are playing brain dead rugby. I'm listening to it on 5Live, and he's right.

Japan profiting from Scotland errors.