Japan beat Russia 30-10 in opening match of 2019 World Cup
Hosts seal bonus point with four tries at sold-out Tokyo Stadium
Japan wing Kotaro Matsushima scores hat-trick
Flanker Pieter Labuschagne runs clear for Japan's other try
Russia's Kirill Golosnitskiy notched tournament's first try in fifth minute
Japan 23-10 Russia
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live
Great strike from Yu Tamura. The captain showed faith in him and it takes the lead back to 13 points to settle the nerves.
Yu Tamura
Michael Leitch shows considerable faith in the right peg of Yu Tamura, backing his fly-half to slot from 40-odd metres and a bit of angle.
No easy kick this. But Tamura drills through the middle to restore the hosts' 13-point lead.
Japan 20-10 Russia
Japan have brought on scrum-half Fumiaki Tanaka for Yutaka Nagare and lock Luke Thompson for Wimpie van der Walt.
Yury Kushnarev
Russia fly-half Yury Kushnarev steps up and slaps over the penalty. His side are 10 points adrift. A quarter of the match to go.
Definitely do-able.
Japan 20-7 Russia
Japan's tackling is knocking Russia back in midfield.
Time for a change of tack.
Yury Kushnarev hoists the up and under. And it works!
Vasily Artemyev claims the high ball and Japan are offside as they smother the former Northampton Saint.
Penalty right in front and Russia are going to take the money.
Chris Jones
BBC rugby union correspondent in Japan
Image source, ReutersI am going around 70% of the crowd are wearing red shirts in the stadium. It's a real sight to see colour like this sweeping around the stadium.
Image source, ReutersJapan 20-7 Russia
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live
Kirill Golosnitskiy is a handful.
He fielded the ball and got away but Tagir Gadzhiev, who has been everywhere, goes in off his feet.
Japan 20-7 Russia
Russia flanker Tagir Gadzhiev attempts to worm his way over from five metres out, but he has got isolated from his team-mates, who are struggling to suck in the oxygen and keep up.
Penalty Japan to relieved cheers.
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What are you going for? I'll take the little green triangle thing bottom of the shot...
Japan 20-7 Russia
Russia fans are still enjoying the occasion and making themselves heard despite the scoreline.
Image source, ReutersJapan 20-7 Russia
Russia are trying to muscle their way back into this match with some close-quarters trucking up around the fringe.
They are five short of the Japanese line.
The home crowd are demanding more from the red-and-white defence.
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Rob: Japan have some very quick players. More like 7's rugby at times!
saidmadrid: Japan doing the basics right ...you can't go wrong with that
Japan 20-7 Russia
The ice has been broken on this party.
After a stilted first half, Japan look a lot more loose and limber in the second.
Michael Leitch secured a turnover as he limpets over tackled number eight Nikita Vavilin and the backs flick the ball wide.
More sleight of hand than Fagin's gang. But Lomano Lemeki between-the-legs pass drifts forward...
Shame.
Japan 20-7 Russia
Matt Dawson
England World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 Live
It will be a party now in Japan. Russia do not have the fitness to play this top level rugby as it was a second-row who got nearest to Pieter Labuschagne as he ran away to score the try.
Japan 20-7 Russia
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live
Pieter Labuschagne went into the hit and ripped the ball free. Then he just put his foot down and left the Russian defenders in his wake.
Pieter Labuschagne
Image source, Getty ImagesThe big man has the gas to convert the breakaway...
Flanker Pieter Labuschagne rips the ball out of the grasp of Andrey Ostrikov as the Russian second row comes in too upright and casual.
Like candy from a baby.
Labuschagne stokes the furnace and had enough fuel to burn off the off-balance Russia defence and go in from 50m out.
Yu Tamura
Over it goes.
Japan move more than a converted score clear. I reckon they will be looking up the road rather than in the rear view mirror though.
Two more tries and the bonus point could be crucial in the Pool A shakedown.
Japan 12-7 Russia
Japan are awarded a penalty as Russia centre Dimitry Gerasimov lays over the ball, slowing up the recycling.
Kick for the sticks?
Yes, they will and it is bang in front.
So we're under way in the Rugby World Cup with hosts Japan leading Russia in the opening game.
We've got a jam-packed first weekend of the tournament, starting with Australia and Fiji tomorrow morning, before France take on Argentina and heavyweights New Zealand and South Africa face off in the day's final match.
Then on Sunday, we have the first of the home nations in action as Ireland play Scotland and England begin their campaign against Tonga.
So which fixture are you most looking forward to this weekend?
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Japan 12-7 Russia
Japan are swarming all over Russia like killer bees.
A desperate chase back from the visitors as the ball is chipped in behind.
Japan are playing with more urgency and accuracy already, taking up the chance of a quick line-out and stretching the Russian defence as thin as cordial at a toddler's party.