England’s stop in Tokyo on its way to a two-test rugby tour of New Zealand was no contest as the visitors beat Japan 52-17 at the National Stadium in Tokyo. It was the first time England played an official test match in Japan. After Japan took an early 3-0 lead, Chandler Cunningham-South put England ahead with a try in his first test start.
FILE - England captain Jamie George reacts following their loss to France in the Six Nations rugby union international match at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, Saturday, March 16, 2024. England and Japan meet in a rugby test for the first time on Japanese soil on Saturday in Tokyo. TOKYO — England ’s stop in Tokyo on its way to a two-test rugby tour of New Zealand was no contest as the visitors beat Japan 52-17 Saturday in an eight-try performance at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
Smith’s try on 24 minutes made it 14-3 for the visitors and England led 26-3 at halftime after Henry Slade’s try in the 42nd minute. The rout continued in the second half when Ben Earl scored a try to give England a 38-3 lead.an uncapped university student not playing for a professional side. The 20-year-old Yazaki impressed Jones in a Japan XV which won the Pacific Challenge in April involving other ‘A’ teams from Samoa, Fiji and Tonga.
The rival coaches had a lot of previous connections — over seven years together. England coach Steve Borthwick was an assistant coach for the forwards under Jones when he previously coached Japan between 2012 and 2015 and also when he coached England from 2015 before Jones was sacked in December, 2022.Blues, Chiefs aim to end title droughts in Super Rugby Pacific finalOnly seven Japan starters were at last year’s Rugby World Cup, where Japan lost to England 34-12 in the pool stage.
England will play New Zealand in test matches on July 6 in Dunedin and on July 13 at Auckland’s Eden Park.
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