Saturday 18 Jul 2026
Japan National Stadium, Tokyo
Tries
Sojiro Otsuka35'
Kippei Ishida14'
Maxime Lamothe50', 1'
Matthieu Jalibert42', 18'
Maxime Lucu29'
Alexandre Roumat22'
Conversion
Takuro Matsunaga35'
Maxime Lucu51', 30', 23', 19', 2'
Romain Ntamack43'
Penalty
Takuro Matsunaga9'
End of Second Half
End of Second Half
Marko Gazzotti
Yellow Card
Paul Graou
Out: Maxime Lucu
Killian Tixeront
Out: Lenni Nouchi
Shunsuke Uenobo
Out: Ryunosuke Ito
Tiennan Costley
Out: Jack Cornelsen
Kenji Sato
Out: Hayate Era
Matthieu Jalibert
Yellow Card
Izi Sword
Out: Keijiro Tamefusa
Kalvin Gourgues
Out: Yoram Moefana
Tom Staniforth
Out: Emmanuel Meafou
Sipili Falatea
Out: Regis Montagne
Peato Mauvaka
Out: Maxime Lamothe
Reda Wardi
Out: Jefferson Poirot
Taira Main
Out: Kippei Ishida
Michael Stolberg
Out: Harry Hockings
Maxime Lucu
Conversion
Maxime Lamothe
Try
Michael Leitch
Out: Esei Haangana
Takato Okabe
Out: Sojiro Otsuka
Romain Ntamack
Conversion
Matthieu Jalibert
Try
Hugo Auradou
Out: Florian Verhaeghe
Start of Second Half
Start of Second Half
End of First Half
End of First Half
Takuro Matsunaga
Conversion
Sojiro Otsuka
Try
Maxime Lucu
Conversion
Maxime Lucu
Try
Maxime Lucu
Conversion
Alexandre Roumat
Try
Maxime Lucu
Conversion
Matthieu Jalibert
Try
Harry Hockings
Yellow Card
Lenni Nouchi
Out: Killian Tixeront
Florian Verhaeghe
Out: Hugo Auradou
Kippei Ishida
Try
Takuro Matsunaga
Penalty
Killian Tixeront
Out: Lenni Nouchi
Hugo Auradou
Out: Florian Verhaeghe
Maxime Lucu
Conversion
Maxime Lamothe
Try
Start of First Half
Start of First Half
Japan National Stadium, Tokyo
Saturday, 18 July 2026
Ball Carries
Samisoni Tua
Ball Carries: 15
Tackles
Ben Gunter
Tackles: 19
Points
Maxime Lucu
Points: 15
| Team | P | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France Men | 3 | 41 | 12 |
| 5 |  Japan Men | 3 | -26 | 4 |
Nations Championship
Points per match
21
39
Tries per match
2
5
Penalties conceded per match
9
9
