Ireland vs Japan KO: 13:00 06/11/2021 Aviva Stadium

[Brigantine]

4 starting and 2 on the bench with 3 caps or less... All the names I didn't recognize

Per Wikipedia:
1. 37 caps
2. 24
3. 16
4. 3 (Wild Knights 23)
5. 11
6. 1 (Sunwolves 10 / Wild Knights 42)
7. 11
8. 19
9. 25
10. 66
11. 3 (Sunwolves 6 / Kinetsu Liners)
12. 27
13. 26
14. 1 (Wild Knights 10 / Australia U20 - 2) <- at this rate Riley from South Africa will probably be signed by Moana Pasifika next
15. 41

16. 9 (Sunwolves 18 / Canon Eagles 47 / Japan U20 - 4)
17. 3 (Sunwolves 18 / Wild Knights 17 / Highlanders 12)
18. 17
19. 13
20. 6 (Sungoliath 12 / Junior Japan 8 / Japan U20 - 10)
21. 3 (Sunwolves 6 / Sungoliath 1)
22. 26
23. 19

The exact same pack as in the last match vs Australia, 3 Changes to the backs:
10 - Tamura (66) starting, Matsuda (26) benched
14 - Riley (1) starting, Yamanaka (19) joins the squad, Lemeki (16) dropped
15 - Matsushima (41) replaces Masirewa (2)

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

You've absolutely cursed us and I couldn't respect you more.

Every single one of those gut wrenching losses was worth the pics of Garry. Every. Single. One.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Bernard Jackman sounding like he's reading at his first communion

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Let's goooo

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Has Ben Youngs been coaching the Irish 9's? Textbook Youngs pass to the touch line

 

[Groundhog]

JGPenis

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Booo

 

[Groundhog]

Chad Lowe

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Someone needs to have The Talk with Lowe

Hairline looks like a wig sliding down the back of his head, and putting it in a ponytail is not making things better

 

[big ginger 8]

Yup.

 

[Reiser99]

Loathe as I am to quote Healey, rugby is a simple game.

 

[big ginger 8]

Fairly blatant knock-on receiving the kick, no?

 

[Groundhog]

How can a pro Scrum Half not be able to pass off his right?

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

That was slick

 

[Groundhog]

Jamison Chadson Park

 

[big ginger 8]

Sexy as

 

[Reiser99]

Very nice try, excellent off-loading, great kick.

 

[big ginger 8]

Great pass from Keenan. Lowe and Conway justifying their selections so far.

 

[munstermuffin]

I thought Japan were some bit goos now. They wouldn't look out of place in AIL