TRY! South Africa 33-7 Japan (Yoshitaka Yazaki, 52 mins)

JAPAN HAVE THEIR TRY! Tap and go from the free-kick sets them up a few metres out.

They go through the phases and then win another penalty. Yoshitaka Yazaki, the 21-year-old full-back, who is still an amateur player, spots a gap, taps and goes quickly and is able to dive between defenders, across the line.

The Boks caught napping but a great moment for the young man – good rugby IQ. Conversion added and the Brave Blossoms are on the board.

Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:29

South Africa 33-0 Japan, 50 mins

Gunter’s sin-bin will remain as a yellow card. Not upgraded to red. So that’s a rare bit of good news for Japan.

They also have a lineout about 10 metres out. It’s scrappy but they will have the free-kick as the Springboks joined early.

That try was a great moment for Louw, by the way.

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Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:27

TRY! South Africa 33-0 Japan (Wilco Louw, 48 mins)

And try time! Feinberg-Mngomezulu creates it again, picking his moment and feeding Kwagga Smith, who shows brilliantly quick hands to pop inside to big Wilco Louw.

A slight bobble initially but the big man gathers and rumbles the final few metres over the line for his first Boks try! Big celebrations – lovely moment.

Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:24

South Africa 26-0 Japan, 46 mins

The Springboks knocking on the door around the 22. Big carry from Mostert, who has been superb today, gains more ground.

Kolbe darts inside and the Boks are getting closer.

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Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:22

South Africa 26-0 Japan, 45 mins

Snyman with a sublime, back-of-the-hand offload to Marx to make extra ground before Reinach reloads and feeds Wiese who gains plenty of metres after contact. De Jager then takes the ball in but there’s a knock-on. Good defensive work by Dearns.

Some Boks replacements, including Andre Esterhuizen, best known as a centre, coming on in the back row. Rassie Erasmus promised he’d be an option on the flank and is good to his word.

Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:20

SIN-BIN! South Africa 26-0 Japan (Ben Gunter, 43 mins)

TMO check here for a high tackle. Kolisi is going down to pick up the ball and Japan flanker Ben Gunter makes head contact as he goes in for the tackle. No 6 on No 6 action there.

The referee has seen enough and sends him to the sin-bin, where the bunker will decide if it needs upgrading. The Brave Blossoms briefly down to 13 men, although Takeuchi’s sin-bin is over now, so they’re back up to 14.

Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:18

South Africa 26-0 Japan, 42 mins

Any bits of good immediately cancelled out by the bad from Japan.

Good carry from Leitch, drives his legs to keep going forward. But then they mess up a lineout and Dearns knocks on. Frustrating

Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:16

KICK-OFF! South Africa 26-0 Japan

Back underway at Wembley. How many points will the Boks put up?

Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:15

WATCH: Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s stunning solo score

Here’s that brilliant, solo Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu try from the first half – what a turn of pace, combined with power

Luke Baker1 November 2025 17:10

HALF-TIME! South Africa 26-0 Japan

Complete domination for South Africa at Wembley. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been phenomenal, pulling the strings form fly half, creating chances and scoring two tries himself, while also contributing defensively – including a try-saving interception.

A penalty try and Siya Kolisi’s dot down – both from driving mauls – are the other Boks scores as they’re in complete control. Japan also down to 14 men, with Shuhei Takeuchi in the sin-bin

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Luke Baker1 November 2025 16:58