Summary

  • FT: Ireland 41-10 Japan (12:40 GMT)

  • Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds

  • Crowley nails early penalty and adds first try with Timoney and Porter then crossing

  • Stockdale has try chalked off before Gus McCarthy, Paddy McCarthy and Tommy O'Brien run in late tries

  • Sato touches down for only Japan try

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Andy Gray

  1. Ireland 34-10 Japan

    Ireland look to spread the play but Jacob Stockdale's offload rolls forward and Japan will have the scrum.

  2. try

    Converted Try - Ireland 34-10 Japan

    Paddy McCarthy (con S Prendergast)

    It's a first Ireland try for Paddy McCarthy!

    It's amazing what a functioning line-out can do.

    Ireland are right on the Japan line and Blade goes close, but McCarthy makes no mistake as he slips through a gap to score Ireland's fifth try.

    Sam Prendergast adds the conversion.

  3. Ireland 27-10 Japan

    We're inside the final 10 minutes now.

    Can Ireland end with a flourish?

  4. Your questions for Conor Murray

    Ireland 27-10 Japan

    Conor Murray and Gavin Andrews will be recording the Ireland Rugby Social podcast after the game and they want to hear from you!

    What did you make of Ireland's performance and did anyone stand out ahead of the visit of Australia next week?

    Send your questions to the guys here or use the 'Get Involved' at the top of the page.

    Gavin Andrews and Conor Murray

  5. 'Well-worked Irish maul'

    Ireland 27-10 Japan

    Rory Best
    Former Ireland captain on TNT Sport

    I thought Ireland might have been told to use it but they got it going again and the addition of a couple of the backs gave that maul impetus.

  6. Ireland 27-10 Japan

    Ian Humphreys
    Former Ulster fly-half Ian Humphreys on BBC Radio Ulster

    That probably takes the game away from the Japanese now.

  7. try

    Try - Ireland 27-10 Japan

    Gus McCarthy

    BANG! Gus McCarthy is a try-scoring machine and he gets his third try in green.

    Sam Prendergast sends the conversion wide as Japan tried to charge it down.

  8. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Ireland win the line-out in the corner and here comes the maul....

  9. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    An injury concern for Andy Farrell as Jamie Osborne walks off holding his arm.

    With Hugo Keenen also out injured that will be a concern at full-back.

    Jimmy O'Brien is on in his place.

  10. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Ireland win the penalty as Japan stray offside.

  11. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    But Japan lose the ball and Ireland now look to come forward through Stockdale, but he's brought down on halfway.

  12. 'Frustration for Ireland'

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Brian O'Driscoll
    Former Ireland captain on TNT Sport

    Another loose pass as O'Brien held that just a little too long and forced the pass. There is no lack of effort but it has been a frustrating afternoon at times for Ireland with ball in hand.

  13. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Yoshitaka Yazaki is rapid! He's made 30 metres and Japan are now into the Irish 22!

  14. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Ian Humphreys
    Former Ulster fly-half Ian Humphreys on BBC Radio Ulster

    This has been the story of Ireland's day, the last pass hasn't been accurate enough.

  15. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    It's been an afternoon of 'so close' for Tommy O'Brien, who does really well to beat his man but there's too much on his offload to Stockdale and it's into touch.

  16. Replacement

    Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Caolin Blade is on for Craig Casey at scrum-half.

  17. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    There's a lot of sideways passing from Ireland but not a lot of going forward.

  18. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    We've only 20 minutes left in Dublin.

    As poor as this game has been as a spectacle, it has fairly rattled by.

  19. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    It's huge defence from Japan, who got bodies under a maul that had formed and they win the scrum on their own five-metre line.

  20. Ireland 22-10 Japan

    Ireland win the throw and are hammering at the door.