Women's Internationals
Japan Women vs Spain Women

Time Sat, Jul 19, 2025, 9:00 AM
Location Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee Lauren Jenner

Japan Women		Spain Women
Taniguchi78' Taniguchi71' Taniguchi66' Komaki16' Komaki7'	Tries	Perez57' Argudo48' Castelo31'
Yamamoto72' Yamamoto67'	Conversions	Argudo58' Argudo49'
Otsuka35'	Penalty Goals

Japan Women		Spain Women
Attack
5	Tries	3
427	Metres	395
118	Carries	105
16	Defenders Beaten	22
5	Clean Breaks	4
187	Passes	132
4	Offloads	9
17	Turnovers Conceded	17
Defence
118	Tackles	150
22	Missed Tackles	16
6	Turnovers Won	3
Kicking
33	Kicks in Play	25
2/5	Conversions	2/3
1/1	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	1
1037	Kick From Hand Metres	827
17	In Touch	9
21	Opponent Collection	14
50%	Success	67%
39	Possession Lost	23
1	Possession Retained	3
Breakdown
95	Rucks Won	72
0	Rucks Lost	7
100%	Rucks Success Rate	91%
8	Mauls Won	2
Set Plays
17	Lineouts Won	6
1	Lineouts Lost	0
94%	Lineouts Success Rate	100%
8	Scrums Won	6
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
56%	Possession	43%
50%	First Half	50%
63%	Second Half	37%
76%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	24%
Discipline
3	Penalties Conceded	12
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
3	Penalty Conceded Own Half	9

Japan Women	Spain Women
1Hinata Komaki	1Ines Antolinez Fernandez
2Asuka Kuge	2Cristina Blanco
3Wako Kitano	3Sidorella Bracic
4Yuna Sato	4Monica Castelo
5Otoka Yoshimura	5Lourdes Alameda
6Sakurako Korai (C)	6Ana Peralta
7Kyoko Hosokawa	7Nerea Garcia
8Jennifer Nduka	8Alba Capell
9Megumi Abe	9Ariadna Vergara
10Ayasa Otsuka	10Amalia Argudo
11Kotono Yasuo	11Clara Piquero
12Haruka Hirotsu	12Zahia Perez
13Sakurako Hatada	13Alba Vinuesa (C)
14Misaki Matsumura	14Tecla Masoko
15Rinka Matsuda	15Claudia Pena
Substitutes
16Kotomi Taniguchi	16Marieta Roman
17Nami Yoshida	17Laura Delgado
18Nijiho Nagata	18Eider Garcia
19Ayano Sakurai	19Anna Puig
20Seina Saito	20Victoria Rosell Martinez
21Moe Tsukui	21Anne Fernandez de Corres
22Minori Yamamoto	22Claudia Cano
23Kanako Kobayashi	23Lea Ducher
Coaches
Lesley McKenzie	Juan Gonzalez Marruecos
Referees
RefereeLauren Jenner

80	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
78	Conversion - Missed Right	The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Minori Yamamoto will have to re-adjust the radar.
78	Try - Rolling maul	Great forward play by Japan allows Kotomi Taniguchi to score the try.
77	Substitution off	Kotono Yasuo comes off.
75	Substitution on	Nami Yoshida comes on.
75	Substitution off	Hinata Komaki comes off.
72	Substitution on	Spain decide to make a substitution, with Eider Garcia getting some game time.
72	Substitution off	Spain decide to make a substitution, with Sidorella Bracic being replaced.
72	Conversion - Kicked	Minori Yamamoto has kicked a conversion.
71	Try - Rolling maul	Nobody could stop that maul! Kotomi Taniguchi places the ball down for the try.
71	Substitution on	Spain decide to make a substitution, with Victoria Rosell Martinez getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Spain decide to make a substitution, with Ana Peralta being replaced.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Amalia Argudo took full advantage.
67	Substitution on	Spain make a substitution with Anna Puig coming on.
67	Substitution off	Spain make a substitution with Monica Castelo coming off.
67	Substitution on	Spain make a substitution with Lea Ducher coming on.
67	Substitution off	Spain make a substitution with Alba Vinuesa coming off.
67	Substitution on	Spain make a substitution with Claudia Cano coming on.
67	Substitution off	Spain make a substitution with Tecla Masoko coming off.
67	Conversion - Kicked	The Japan supporters go wild as Minori Yamamoto successfully kicks the conversion.
66	Try - Close range	Japan are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Kotomi Taniguchi touching down.
66	Try Assist	Moe Tsukui sets up the try.
64	Yellow card	Anne Fernandez de Corres (Spain) is shown a yellow card
63	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Hinata Komaki goes through the gap.
59	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Misaki Matsumura goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	Kotomi Taniguchi comes on for Japan.
59	Substitution off	Asuka Kuge leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Nijiho Nagata comes on for Japan.
59	Substitution off	Wako Kitano leaves the field.
58	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Amalia Argudo kicks the conversion.
57	Try - Passing Move	A penetrating move by Spain results in a try for Zahia Perez.
57	Clean Break	What a run here by Zahia Perez as they get over the gainline!
57	Try Assist	Amalia Argudo played a key part in that try.
56	Clean Break	What a run here by Claudia Pena as they get over the gainline!
55	Substitution on	Anne Fernandez de Corres comes on for Spain.
55	Substitution off	Ariadna Vergara leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Marieta Roman comes on for Spain.
55	Substitution off	Cristina Blanco leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Laura Delgado comes on for Spain.
55	Substitution off	Ines Antolinez Fernandez leaves the field.
54	Clean Break	What a run here by Minori Yamamoto as they get over the gainline!
54	Substitution on	Ayano Sakurai comes on.
54	Substitution off	Otoka Yoshimura comes off.
54	Substitution on	Seina Saito comes on.
54	Substitution off	Jennifer Nduka comes off.
54	Substitution on	Moe Tsukui comes on.
54	Substitution off	Megumi Abe comes off.
50	Substitution on	Minori Yamamoto comes on.
50	Substitution off	Rinka Matsuda comes off.
50	Substitution on	Kanako Kobayashi comes on.
50	Substitution off	Haruka Hirotsu comes off.
49	Conversion - Kicked	Amalia Argudo adds the two points for Spain.
48	Try - Individual effort	Nobody was going to stop Amalia Argudo from scoring that try!
48	Clean Break	Amalia Argudo makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
48	Try Assist	Zahia Perez sets up the try.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
35	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Ayasa Otsuka has kicked a penalty goal.
32	Conversion - Missed Left	Spain go for goal with Amalia Argudo taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.
31	Try - Close range	The pressure has finally told as Monica Castelo scores from close range.
24	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Kotono Yasuo bursts through to advance the Japan attack.
17	Conversion - Missed Left	Ayasa Otsuka curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
16	Try - Close range	Hinata Komaki scores the try from close range.
16	Try Assist	Megumi Abe sets up the try.
12	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Rinka Matsuda took full advantage.
8	Conversion - Missed Left	Ayasa Otsuka has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
7	Try - Close range	Japan are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Hinata Komaki touching down.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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