470 : IRELAND V JAPAN WRAP

2025 Quilter Nations Series, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 8/11/2025Ireland vs Japan Ireland’s Tommy O’Brien scores his sides 6th try of the match Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Billy Stickland


🏉 Japan’s tempo

🏉 Aerial game

🏉 Halftime hairdryer

🏉 Top notch Tommy

🏉 Bench impress


CONOR CRONIN


FULL TIME TAKES

Stevo Fitzgerald

A win was satisfying in the end to change the whole squad near enough and not be a million miles away is success in my eyes can you imagine if we played the majority off the squad today in most or all games how they could transform into another golden era lol

Always happy with a win

Bert McLoughlin

Very poor 1st half, looks like nobody has any idea what’s happening with the lineout. 2nd half was better when Prendergast, Conan and C Prendergast came on the field

Mark Hunter

Sloppy, clunky unimpressive

Conor C (via BlueSky)

The difference getting clean ball and then changing up first receiver made was huge. Allowed the attack to get set more and then for Sam to take the ball a little wider with options available to him

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NOVEMBER WRAP

IRELAND 41-10 JAPAN

SCOTLAND 17–25 NEW ZEALAND

ENGLAND 38–18 FIJI

SPAIN 24-61 IRELAND XV

ITALY 26–19 AUSTRALIA

FRANCE 17–32 SOUTH AFRICA

WALES 28–52 ARGENTINA


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