{"id":686000,"date":"2026-07-11T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/686000\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:30:09","slug":"nations-championship-live-australia-v-france-and-japan-v-ireland-team-news-scores-and-text-updates-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/686000\/","title":{"rendered":"Nations Championship LIVE: Australia v France and Japan v Ireland team news, scores and text updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nations Championship LIVE: Australia v France and Japan v Ireland team news, scores and text updates &#8211; BBC SportTeam Lineups<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:japan\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/japan.f24dce36f4.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>home team, JapanStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Matsunaga <\/p>\n<p>Ueda <\/p>\n<p>Riley <\/p>\n<p>Hirose <\/p>\n<p>Taira <\/p>\n<p>Ito <\/p>\n<p>Saito <\/p>\n<p>Okabe <\/p>\n<p>Harada <\/p>\n<p>Takeuchi <\/p>\n<p>Hockings <\/p>\n<p>Dearns <\/p>\n<p>Gunter <\/p>\n<p>Shimokawa <\/p>\n<p>Cornelsen <\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<\/p>\n<p>home team, Japan<\/p>\n<p>Era <\/p>\n<p>Otsuka <\/p>\n<p>Tamefusa <\/p>\n<p>Stolberg <\/p>\n<p>Leitch <\/p>\n<p>Costley <\/p>\n<p>Kamimura <\/p>\n<p>Greene <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:ireland\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/ireland.895abfc69c.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>away team, IrelandStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Osborne <\/p>\n<p>J O&#8217;Brien <\/p>\n<p>Henshaw <\/p>\n<p>McCloskey <\/p>\n<p>Stockdale <\/p>\n<p>Frawley <\/p>\n<p>Casey <\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Toole <\/p>\n<p>Kelleher <\/p>\n<p>Clarkson <\/p>\n<p>Beirne <\/p>\n<p>Ryan <\/p>\n<p>Conan <\/p>\n<p>Timoney <\/p>\n<p>Jansen <\/p>\n<p>away team, Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Stewart <\/p>\n<p>Bohan <\/p>\n<p>Illo <\/p>\n<p>Izuchukwu <\/p>\n<p>Ward <\/p>\n<p>Doak <\/p>\n<p>Byrne <\/p>\n<p>Aki <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:japan\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/japan.f24dce36f4.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>home team, JapanStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Matsunaga <\/p>\n<p>Ueda <\/p>\n<p>Riley <\/p>\n<p>Hirose <\/p>\n<p>Taira <\/p>\n<p>Ito <\/p>\n<p>Saito <\/p>\n<p>Okabe <\/p>\n<p>Harada <\/p>\n<p>Takeuchi <\/p>\n<p>Hockings <\/p>\n<p>Dearns <\/p>\n<p>Gunter <\/p>\n<p>Shimokawa <\/p>\n<p>Cornelsen <\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<\/p>\n<p>Era <\/p>\n<p>Otsuka <\/p>\n<p>Tamefusa <\/p>\n<p>Stolberg <\/p>\n<p>Leitch <\/p>\n<p>Costley <\/p>\n<p>Kamimura <\/p>\n<p>Greene <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"badge-img-urn:bbc:sportsdata:rugby-union:team:ireland\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/core\/website\/assets\/static\/sport\/rugby-union\/ireland.895abfc69c.svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-1knyx38-BadgeImage ezmsq4q0\"\/>away team, IrelandStarting lineup<\/p>\n<p>Osborne <\/p>\n<p>J O&#8217;Brien <\/p>\n<p>Henshaw <\/p>\n<p>McCloskey <\/p>\n<p>Stockdale <\/p>\n<p>Frawley <\/p>\n<p>Casey <\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Toole <\/p>\n<p>Kelleher <\/p>\n<p>Clarkson <\/p>\n<p>Beirne <\/p>\n<p>Ryan <\/p>\n<p>Conan <\/p>\n<p>Timoney <\/p>\n<p>Jansen <\/p>\n<p>Substitutes<\/p>\n<p>Stewart <\/p>\n<p>Bohan <\/p>\n<p>Illo <\/p>\n<p>Izuchukwu <\/p>\n<p>Ward <\/p>\n<p>Doak <\/p>\n<p>Byrne <\/p>\n<p>Aki <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nations Championship LIVE: Australia v France and Japan v Ireland team news, scores and text updates &#8211; 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