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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Gallan

Japan 42-12 Chile: Rugby World Cup 2023 – as it happened

 Japan's Amato Fakatava scores their first try and end up with a brace of tries in the match.
Japan's Amato Fakatava scores their first try and end up with a brace of tries in the match. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Here is the match report.

Full-time: Japan 42-12 Chile

That scoreline doesn’t quite tell the full story. Japan weren’t brilliant and Chile on their World Cup debut deserved more than that. A wonderfully entertaining game that lost some oomph towards the end finishes with a rout. Fair play to the South Americans who scored two tries and asked plenty of questions with ball in hand.

Jubilant: Japan's players celebrate their victory over Chile in the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D match at Stadium de Toulouse.
Jubilant: Japan's players celebrate their victory over Chile in the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D match at Stadium de Toulouse. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

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