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Japan24 Ireland31

Final. Ireland won, 31 to 24

7:45 AM ET · Dexcom Stadium · Galway, Ireland

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Scoring

Japan

Tries: Moe Nagaoka 42', 43', Nijiho Nagata 66', Nami Asari 79'

Conversions: Mana Furuta, Maiko Nishi

Ireland

Tries: Brittany Hogan 9', 29', Beibhinn Parsons 36', 74', Aoife Dalton 54'

Conversions: Dannah O'Brien 3

Team stats

Stat	JPN	IRE
Tries	4	5
Conversions	2	3
Missed conversions	2	2
Penalty goals	0	0
Drop goals	0	0
Yellow cards	0	1
Red cards	0	0
Points	24	31

Lineups

Forwards

1Hinata KomakiProp

2Moe NagaokaHooker2 tries

3Wako KitanoProp

4Masami KawamuraLock

5Yuna SatoLock

6Nami AsariFlankerTry

7Sakurako KoraiFlanker

8Jennifer NdukaNumber 8on 65'

Backs

9Moe TsukuiScrum-half

10Sawa HaradaFly-half

11Komachi ImakugiWing

12Mana FurutaCentre

13Uta KataokaCentre

14Sora NishimuraWing

15Maiko NishiFullback

Replacements

16Nijiho NagataTry

23Mele Yua Havili Kagawa

Officials

Referee: Ella Goldsmith
Assistant Referee 1: George Selwood
Assistant Referee 2: Doriane Constanty
TV Match Official: Quinton Immelman
Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO): Stefano Roscini

Data: World Rugby

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