Summary

  • Pool B FT: South Africa 32-34 Japan

  • Japan score winning try in 84th minute through Hesketh

  • Michael Leitch & Goromaru tries, Goromaru 5 pens 1 con

  • Louw, B Du Plessis, de Jager, Strauss tries for South Africa

  • Choose radio commentary in 'Live Coverage'

  1. Postpublished at 79 mins

    South Africa 32-29 Japan

    Japan with the line-out... the catch... they drive... seconds remaining and the Brave Blossoms are going for it! 

  2. Sin-bin - Oosthuizenpublished at 78 minutes

    South Africa 32-19 Japan

    Coenie Oosthuizen is shown a yellow card for not rolling away. What will Japan do? They're 5m from the South African line...

    They opt from the catch and drive. Oh boy. 

  3. Postpublished at 78 mins

    South Africa 32-29 Japan

    Japan can smell the whitewash... they're inching ever closer to South Africa's line... Two minutes remaining... Oh my giddy aunt...

  4. Postpublished at 77 mins

    South Africa 32-29 Japan

    Japan inside South Africa's 22... the crowd creating a deafening noise... patiently they recycle... punching and probing... phase after phase... 

    Three minutes remaining

  5. South Africa 32-29 Japanpublished at 76 mins

    Japan keeping the ball in hand, continuing with the adventure which has brought them so much reward... they're in the South Africa half... 

    Four minutes remaining...

  6. Five minutes remainingpublished at 75 mins

    South Africa 32-29 Japan

    Luke Thompson fumbles in contact, leaving the referee with little option but to blow his whistle. South Africa with the scrum, Japan fans increasing the volume, encouraging their team to produce one final scoring effort...

  7. Postpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  8. Postpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  9. Goromaru's dream daypublished at 74 mins

    South Africa 32-29 Japan

    Full-back Ayumu Goromaru is having a decent afternoon: a try, two conversions, five penalties, 68m made from four carries and two tackles. He'll be hooking the ball in a scrum next...

    Ayumu GoromaruImage source, AFP
  10. Penalty - Pollardpublished at 72 mins

    South Africa 32-29 Japan

    The scoreboard keeps on ticking. Handre Pollard doing the damage with the ball in hand, winning territory for his team, and Japan are caught offside... Eventually the referee blows his whistle after the Springboks fail to take advantage and replacement Pollard adds the three points. 

  11. Former England Sevens captain Rob Vickermanpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    South Africa 29-29 Japan

    "Without a doubt this is a shock. South Africa have to have a long hard look at themselves.

    "Japan have 30,000 people imploring them to keep doing what they are doing."

    Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

  12. Postpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  13. Postpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  14. try

    Try - Ayumu Goromaru; Goromaru convpublished at 68 mins

    South Africa 29-29 Japan

    Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Japan earn quick line-out ball, presenting the backs with a honeyed platform. They spin it wide, Kotaro Matsushima finds a beautiful inside line and Ayumu Goromaru is in support and finishes off a well-worked move. 

    The full-back converts his own try and we're level with 10 minutes remaining. Bravo to whoever wrote this script. 

    Ayumu GoromaruImage source, Getty Images
  15. Former England Sevens captain Rob Vickermanpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    South Africa 29-22 Japan

    "South Africa have absorbed everything Japan have got. But Japan have got the support behind them. World Rugby should get a copy of this game and give it to every coach. Outstanding defence from Japan. They have kept it simple. And have been fantastic. Everyone here is willing for Japan to get down to the South African 22."

  16. Former England Sevens captain Rob Vickermanpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    South Africa 29-22 Japan

    "The accuracy from Japan is blowing me away - they are a coaches dream. It is the best record in the World Cup against the worst but this is fascinating stuff." 

    Listen to the exciting conclusion to this match on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

    Japan celebrateImage source, Reuters
  17. South Africa 29-22 Japanpublished at 66 mins

    Is this where the Japanese defence crumbles like a cookie? South Africa camped in Japan's 22... the Brave Blossoms needing tin hats... They have a line-out just 5m from their own line...

    As has been the story of the match, Japan not overawed and they win possession and run it out before Kotaro Matsushima finds touch. 

  18. Dumb Springbokspublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

    South Africa 29-22 Japan

    Japan are still in this game with 20 to go because of two things: their own resilience and South Africa's indiscipline. This is where they've given second-half penalties away - all within range of their posts - and Ayumu Goromaru has knocked them over.

    south africa japan penImage source, Opta
  19. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 19 September 2015

  20. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 19 September 2015