| Time |
Score |
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| 6 |
0 - 5 |
Vili Ma'afu barges his way over after picking up from the base of the scrum to score his second international try.
|
| 13 |
5 - 5 |
Japan prop Kensuke Hatakeyama picks and drive and plunges over the line after sustained pressure from the Japanese prop
|
| 14 |
5 - 10 |
Second-row Lua Lokotui sprints into the left corner after Japan bungle the restart and allow Tonga to hit-back immediately
|
| 15 |
5 - 12 |
Morath - conversion
|
| 25 |
10 - 12 |
Michael Leitch rounds off a thrilling move from Japan as the ball is moved wide to the right and Kosuke Endo pass back inside for the flanker to burst over
|
| 28 |
10 - 15 |
Kurt Morath lands a penalty from the left side of the posts to edge Tonga further ahead
|
| 30 |
|
Japan fl-half James Arlidge is sin binned for stepping offside as Tonga pile on the pressure
|
| 31 |
10 - 18 |
Kurt Morath converts the penalty following Arlidge's yellow card
|
| 39 |
13 - 18 |
With regular kicker James Arlidge off, fullback Shaun Webb lands a penalty for Japan
|
| 48 |
13 - 21 |
Kurt Morath lands his third penalty as Tonga extend their lead
|
| 54 |
13 - 26 |
Kurt Morath and Siale Piutau combine to give Fetu'u Vainikolo space out wide and the winger bursts through some poor Japanese tackling to score in the corner.
|
| 55 |
13 - 28 |
Kurt Morath lands the conversion from the right
|
| 61 |
|
Tonga's replacement prop Halani 'Aulika is sent to the sinbin for ten minutes
|
| 63 |
18 - 28 |
Following a solid Japan scrum, fly-half James Arlidge pops the ball up to Alisi Tupuailei on the switch and the giant centre crashes over
|
| 66 |
18 - 31 |
Kurt Morath extends Tonga's lead again with another successful penalty
|
| 78 |
|
Lua Lokotui is sin binned for Tonga after a succession of penalties as Japan pile on the pressure
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