Pool A - Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Russia, Samoa

[ripper868]

The last 20 minutes going to be huge if they keep this pace up, will be tonnes of space!

 

[ripper868]

They keep dropping it at critical moment...Ireland purely hanging on here.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Beautifully worked try from the hosts there. Shades of the winner from Brighton.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The way they have played this wouldn't count as a shock, they deserve to be in front and should be by more.

 

[BoyBrumby]

One of the worst drop attempts one will see but it was a shot to nothing with the pen coming.

This goes over and it's 7 points ahead with 8 mins to play.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yup, she's a good 'un.

Blossoms can deffo do this.

 

[straw man]

Gotta love Japan's rugby side

 

[Howe_zat]

Holy crap.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Wow. Great chase back from Earls to catch the runner from the breakaway. That would've been goodnight Vienna.

Still probably is, tbf. 7 points and 2 mins 25 secs. Best the Micks can do is draw, surely?

 

[Howe_zat]

Japan in no hurry to play out this scrum. Bit of hard nosed rugby very familiar to the Irish.

 

[StephenZA]

wtf was that Ireland. Why kick it out???

 

[Athlai]

Japan!!!

 

[Howe_zat]

And they’ve done it!

Scenes.

 

[vogue]

Just watched the last 25 minutes of this game.. impressive by Japan.

 

[Howe_zat]

Scotland are so ****ed.

 

[StephenZA]

Another great upset from Japan. I would love to see Japan in the Championship.

 

[mr_mister]

Good stuff

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Japan v Samoa next weekend becomes slightly huge.

 

[BoyBrumby]

wtf was that Ireland. Why kick it out???

Utter brain fade from Carberry. He either doesn't know the rules or thought a penalty was coming.

But massive, massive kudos to Japan. Beaten the world #1s!!

 

[Athlai]

I am glad I caught the last two minutes of that.