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Fri 16th September

World Cup

  • New Zealand vs Japan
  • Friday 16th September
  • Waikato Stadium   (Att: 30,484)
FT

New Zealand 83

Tries: Smith  (4), Kahui  (16, 45), Kaino  (21), Mealamu  (30), Ellis  (34), Slade  (36), Bill Williams  (51, 79), Toeava  (56), Hore  (60), Nonu  (62), Thomson  (76)
Conversions: Slade  (4, 30, 34, 36, 45, 51, 56, 76, 79)

Japan 7

Tries: Onazawa  (58)
Conversions: Williams  (58)

Teams

New Zealand

  • 15 Isaia Toeava 62'
  • 14 Cory Jane 44'
  • 13 C Smith
  • 12 M Nonu
  • 11 Richard Kahui
  • 10 Colin Slade
  • 9 Andrew Ellis 62'
  • 1 T Woodcock
  • 2 Keven Mealamu 44'
  • 3 O Franks 64'
  • 4 Brad Thorn 72'
  • 5 S Whitelock
  • 6 Jerome Kaino
  • 7 Adam Thomson
  • 8 Victor Vito 58'

    • Subs

    • 16 Andrew Hore 44'
    • 17 John Afoa 64'
    • 18 Ali Williams 58'
    • 19 Anthony Boric 72'
    • 20 Jimmy Cowan 62'
    • 21 Piri Weepu 62'
    • 22 Sonny Bill Williams 44'

Japan

  • 15 Taihei Ueda 52'
  • 14 Takeshisa Usuzuki
  • 13 Koji Taira 46'
  • 12 Yuta Imamura 71'
  • 11 Hirotoko Onazawa
  • 10 Murray Williams
  • 9 Atushi Hiwasa
  • 1 Naoki Kawamata
  • 2 Yusuke Aoki 64'
  • 3 Nozomu Fujita 60'
  • 4 Hitoshi Ono
  • 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa 60'
  • 6 Itary Taniguchi
  • 7 Michael Leitch
  • 8 Takashi Kikutani 60'

    • Subs

    • 16 Hiroki Yuhara 64'
    • 17 Kensuke Hatakeyama 60'
    • 18 Yuji Kitagawa 60'
    • 19 Sione Vatuvei 60'
    • 20 Tomoki Yoshida 71'
    • 21 Shaun Webb 52'
    • 22 Alisi Tupuailei 46'

Matches

Fri 16th September

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