LIVEIreland v Japan, November Internationals, live minute-by-minute updates
Ireland's Ryan Baird is tackled by Japan's Kenji Sato during the Quilter Nations Series match at the Aviva Stadium. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire
TRY IRELAND! That's a brilliant score from ack Crowley and from virtually nowhere. Wonderful passing and movement between forwards and back across the field, a line break from Thomas Clarkson and Crowley runs a sweep to collect Caelan Doris' pass.Â
That makes it with Crowley's conversion.
Officials are now looking at whether Charlie Lawrence is guilty of a tip tackle on Tom Farrell. Doesn't look great - and it's a YELLOW CARD and a bunker review for the Japanese centre
Dance music pumping through the tannoy as we wait for a lineout - and after the lineout goes in. It is any wonder modern crowds are said to be quieter?
Japan threatening with some really good, evasive runs here down Tommy O'Brien's wing. Ireland getting some practise with their exits from the '22'
Jack Crowley sends over a fairly simple penalty from maybe 35m out and more or less in front of the posts to get the scoreboard ticking after Japan collapse the scrum
Japan ran a second-string Aussie side close in Tokyo before being filleted by the Springboks in London last week. They've survived the opening few exchanges here.
And we're off...
Japan's anthem is still as amazing as ever! Memories of 2019 flooding back here. Barry Murphy on duty again for Ireland's anthems
The band is on the pitch and ready, the teams are coming out. The crowd is... taking its time coming in
Ireland's game is the first of five big Test-matches today, ending with the blockbuster clash of France and South Africa in Saint-Denis, kick-off 8.10pm. Deep breath...
When great minds meet...
Eddie Jones 🤝 Andy Farrell#QuilterNS #IREvJPN #QCNS pic.twitter.com/ZbapeOkHDO
— Quilter Nations Series (@QuilterNations) November 8, 2025
A reminder of the Ireland team and replacements before we get going...
Ready to represent! đź‘Š pic.twitter.com/bmtjnF59hZ
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) November 8, 2025
It's a big day for these two Munster men, with Jack Crowley going again at No.10 and Craig Casey coming in alongside him at scrum-half.
Good afternoon (barely) from the Aviva Stadium press box. I'm Brendan O'Brien and it's a positively balmy 13 degrees here, the sky is a brilliant blue and we're still digesting our breakfasts so your usual ingredients for a November international then!
Kick-off here is at 12.40pm so not long to go...
It's an interesting day today with Andy Farrell having made eight changes to the team that fell off a cliff in the last quarter in Chicago against a clunky All Blacks team last week.
I sat down with our rugby correspondent Simon Lewis to look at the game to come and the wider picture as Ireland look to go again...
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