{"id":128752,"date":"2025-11-08T13:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/128752\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T13:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:04:13","slug":"ireland-v-japan-november-internationals-live-minute-by-minute-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/128752\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland v Japan, November Internationals, live minute-by-minute updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n 20 mins: TRY IRELAND! That’s a brilliant score from ack Crowley and from virtually nowhere. Wonderful passing and movement between forwards and back across the field, a line break from Thomas Clarkson and Crowley runs a sweep to collect Caelan Doris’ pass.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n 18 mins: Officials are now looking at whether Charlie Lawrence is guilty of a tip tackle on Tom Farrell. Doesn’t look great – and it’s a YELLOW CARD and a bunker review for the Japanese centre<\/p>\n

\n 16 mins: Dance music pumping through the tannoy as we wait for a lineout – and after the lineout goes in. It is any wonder modern crowds are said to be quieter?<\/p>\n

\n 14 mins: Japan threatening with some really good, evasive runs here down Tommy O’Brien’s wing. Ireland getting some practise with their exits from the ’22’<\/p>\n

\n 7 mins:
\n Ireland 3-0 Japan. Jack Crowley sends over a fairly simple penalty from maybe 35m out and more or less in front of the posts to get the scoreboard ticking after Japan collapse the scrum<\/p>\n

\n 4 mins: Japan ran a second-string Aussie side close in Tokyo before being filleted by the Springboks in London last week. They’ve survived the opening few exchanges here.<\/p>\n

\n 12:40: And we’re off…<\/p>\n

\n 12:35: Japan’s anthem is still as amazing as ever! Memories of 2019 flooding back here. Barry Murphy on duty again for Ireland’s anthems<\/p>\n

\n 12:33: The band is on the pitch and ready, the teams are coming out. The crowd is… taking its time coming in<\/p>\n

\n 12:28: Ireland’s game is the first of five big Test-matches today, ending with the blockbuster clash of France and South Africa in Saint-Denis, kick-off 8.10pm. Deep breath…<\/p>\n

\n 12:24: When great minds meet…<\/p>\n

Eddie Jones \ud83e\udd1d Andy Farrell#QuilterNS<\/a> #IREvJPN<\/a> #QCNS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZbapeOkHDO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Quilter Nations Series (@QuilterNations) November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\n 12:18: A reminder of the Ireland team and replacements before we get going…<\/p>\n

Ready to represent! \ud83d\udc4a pic.twitter.com\/bmtjnF59hZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) November 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\n 12:15: It’s a big day for these two Munster men, with Jack Crowley going again at No.10 and Craig Casey coming in alongside him at scrum-half.<\/p>\n

\"JackJack Crowley and Craig Casey of Ireland before the Quilter Nations Series 2025 match against Japan at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n

\n 12:02: Good afternoon (barely) from the Aviva Stadium press box. I’m Brendan O’Brien and it’s a positively balmy 13 degrees here, the sky is a brilliant blue and we’re still digesting our breakfasts so your usual ingredients for a November international then!<\/p>\n

Kick-off here is at 12.40pm so not long to go…<\/p>\n

It’s an interesting day today with Andy Farrell having made eight changes to the team that fell off a cliff in the last quarter in Chicago against a clunky All Blacks team last week.<\/p>\n

I sat down with our rugby correspondent Simon Lewis to look at the game to come and the wider picture as Ireland look to go again…<\/p>\n