Ireland vs Japan · International Tests
International Tests · 2025Full time
41–10
Match report
Ireland beat Japan 41-10 in the International Tests on Saturday, 8 November 2025.
Japan have now lost four in a row. Gianluca Gnecchi refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
4
Ireland wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Japan wins (0%)
Last 4 meetings, since July 2021
Biggest Ireland win
60–5
6 Nov 2021
Last 4 meetings
- 11 Jul 2026 · Nations ChampionshipJapan20Ireland3611 Jul 2026Japan20–36IrelandNations Championship
- 8 Nov 2025 · Friendly InternationalIreland41Japan108 Nov 2025Ireland41–10JapanFriendly International
- 6 Nov 2021 · Friendly InternationalIreland60Japan56 Nov 2021Ireland60–5JapanFriendly International
- 3 Jul 2021 · Friendly InternationalIreland39Japan313 Jul 2021Ireland39–31JapanFriendly International
Lineups
Avg. age
29.2
Avg. age
27.5
Ireland
- 1Andrew Porter(30)
- 2Ronan Kelleher(28)
- 4James Ryan(30)
- 5Ryan Baird(27)
- 5Tadhg Beirne(34)
- 7Nick Timoney(31)
- 8Caelan Doris(28)
- 9Craig Casey(27)
- 10Jack Crowley(26)
- 11Jacob Stockdale(30)
- 12Robbie Henshaw(33)
- 13Tom Farrell(33)
- 14Tommy O'Brien(28)
- 15Jamie Osborne(24)
Replacements
- 16Gus McCarthy(23)
- 17Paddy McCarthy(23)
- 18Finlay Bealham(35)
- 19Cian Prendergast(26)
- 20Jack Conan(34)
- 21Caolin Blade(32)
- 22Sam Prendergast(23)
- 23Jimmy O'Brien(29)
Japan
- 1Kenta Kobayashi(27)
- 3Syuhei Takeuchi(28)
- 4Epineri Uluiviti(30)
- 6Ben Gunter(29)
- 7Faulua Makisi(29)
- 8Kanji Shimokawa(27)
- 9Naoto Saito(29)
- 11Charlie Lawrence(28)
- 11Tomoki Osada(26)
- 12Dylan Riley(29)
- 14Kippei Ishida(26)
- 15Yoshitaka Yazaki(22)
Replacements
- 17Ryosuke Iwaihara(30)
- 18Keijiro Tamefusa(25)
- 21Shinobu Fujiwara(27)
- 23Yuya Hirose(25)