Ireland v Japan, November Internationals: As it happened

Ireland struggled to find their rhythm but pulled clear in the final quarter and scored six tries on the way to their first win of this Test window

Gus McCarthy of Ireland is congratulated by teammate Andrew Porter after scoring their side's fourth try during the Quilter Nations Series 2025 match against Japan at the Aviva Stadium. Pic: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Ireland 41 Japan 10

2.36pm: That's it from me for the liveblog. I'm off to gather some reaction from Andy Farrell and his lads with our rugby correspondent Simon Lewis. Simon's online report is imminent and the two of us will be sitting down for our usual post-game pod so keep an ear out for that one over the weekend.