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Final. Ireland won, 31 to 24

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

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Recap

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

StatJPNIRE
Tries45
Conversions23
Missed conversions22
Penalty goals00
Drop goals00
Yellow cards01
Red cards00
Points2431

Lineups

Forwards

Hinata Komaki, number 1Prop
Moe Nagaoka, number 2Hooker2 tries
Wako Kitano, number 3Prop
Masami Kawamura, number 4Lock
Yuna Sato, number 5Lock
Nami Asari, number 6FlankerTry
Sakurako Korai, number 7Flanker
Jennifer Nduka, number 8Number 8on 65'

Backs

Moe Tsukui, number 9Scrum-half
Sawa Harada, number 10Fly-half
Komachi Imakugi, number 11Wing
Mana Furuta, number 12Centre
Uta Kataoka, number 13Centre
Sora Nishimura, number 14Wing
Maiko Nishi, number 15Fullback

Replacements

Nijiho Nagata, number 16Try
Nami Yoshida, number 17
Juka Fuji, number 18
Otoka Yoshimura, number 19
Mio Nishimura, number 20
Anan Seo, number 21
Minori Yamamoto, number 22

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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