Teams

Japan	Samoa
Tries Holani	Tries Fotuali'i
Cons Arlidge	Cons Lui
Pens Arlidge	Pens Lui 2
Team 15 FB Ayumu Goromaru 14 W Kosuke Endo 13 C Koji Taira 12 C Ryan Nicholas 11 W Hirotoki Onozawa 10 FH James Arlidge 9 SH Fumiaki Tanaka 1 P Naoki Kawamata 2 H Shota Horie 3 P Kensuke Hatakeyama 4 L Luke Thompson 5 L Toshizumi Kitagawa 6 F Takashi Kikutani (c) 7 F Toetuu Taufa 8 N8 Koliniashi Holani     Replacements 16 Hiroki Yuhara 17 P Hisateru Hirashima 18 L Hitoshi Ono 19 Michael Leitch 20 Koji Wada 21 FB Bryce Robins 22 W Alisi Tupuailei	Team 15 FB Lolo Lui (c) 14 W Mikaela Pesamino 13 C Josh Tatupu 12 C Jamie Helleur 11 W Sinoti Sinoti 10 FH Josh Keil 9 SH Kahn Fotuali'i 1 P Logovi'i Mulipola 2 H Andrew Williams 3 P Anthony Perenise 4 L Simaika Mikaele 5 L Maselino Paulino 6 F Ofisa Treviranus 7 F Afa Aiono 8 N8 Richard Muagututia     Replacements 16 Viliamu Afatia 17 P Simon Lemalu 18 L Levi Asifa'amatala 19 N8 Fa'alemiga Selesele 20 FH Tala Fagasoaia 21 Iafeta Laau 22 W Uarotafou Setu

Notes

Result Samoa won by a margin of 3 points

Ground name Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium

Attendance 3743

Referee GL Williamson (New Zealand)

Japan Test debuts none

Samoa Test debuts L Asifa'amatala, TF Fagasoaia, KF Fotuali'i, RR Muagututia, ST Sinoti, JJ Tatupu

Other scores

Argentina Jaguares tour
Russia	6 - 32	Argentina Jaguares	Moscow
Australia tour
Australia	26 - 24	New Zealand	Hong Kong
FIRA Championship D2
Lithuania	9 - 6	Malta	Siauliai
Israel	23 - 14	Hungary	Netanya
Latvia	12 - 14	Croatia	Riga
South American Championship
Costa Rica	5 - 61	Peru	Medellin
Colombia	26 - 28	Venezuela	Medellin
Aviva Premiership
Northampton Saints	34 - 13	Newcastle Falcons	Northampton
Saracens	9 - 23	Exeter Chiefs	Watford
Gloucester Rugby	19 - 12	Leicester Tigers	Gloucester
Currie Cup
Cell C Sharks (CC)	30 - 10	Western Province	Durban
ITM Cup
Auckland	37 - 38	Waikato	Auckland
Magners League
Benetton Treviso	24 - 17	Connacht	Treviso
Leinster	19 - 18	Edinburgh	Dublin
Ospreys	16 - 21	Dragons	Swansea
Top 14 Orange
Clermont Auvergne	27 - 3	Stade Français	Clermont-Ferrand
Agen	29 - 14	La Rochelle	Agen
Bayonne	18 - 29	Montpellier	Bayonne
Brive	21 - 27	Biarritz	Brive
Castres	41 - 24	Bourgoin-Jallieu	Castres
Toulouse	44 - 5	Toulon	Toulouse