Player ratings: Japan vs Scotland
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Scotland
1. Allan Dell - 5
Made 12 tackles.
2. Fraser Brown - 6
Managed to gain a turnover for his side and make a good few tackles.
3. WP Nel - 7
15 tackles in the first half. Crashed over the line for Scotland's second try.
4. Grant Gilchrist - 5
Not really involved.
5. Jonny Gray - 6
Great offload for Zander Ferguson's try. Work rate was great.
6. Magnus Bradbury - 7
Good work rate, 14 carries and 16 tackles.
7. Jamie Ritchie - 7
Exceptional effort around the park. Won 3 turnovers and made over 20 tackles.
8. Blade Thomson - 6
Some hard carries.
9. Greig Laidlaw - 5
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Not really in the game.
10. Finn Russell - 5
Perfect start by the out-half as he slipped through the Japan defence to score. Dropped a few balls in the first half. Not the greatest World Cup.
11. Darcy Graham - 5
Rarely involved.
12. Sam Johnson - 6
Some carries and a good few tackles made.
13. Chris Harris - 6
Looked to try make some breaks for himself.
14. Tommy Seymour - 5
Failed to penetrate the Japanese backline.
15. Stuart Hogg - 5
No impact on the game.
Japan
1. Keita Inagaki - 7
Crashed over for one of the potential tries of the tournament.
2. Shota Horie - 7
Few slip ups at the line out but scrummaged well and put his body about.
3. Jiwon Koo - N/A
4. Luke Thompson - 7
Made 16 tackles and 7 carries. Good effort.
5. James Moore - 6
Some nice offloads.
6. Michael Leitch - 7
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Such a great leader in this Japanese team. Puts his body on the line. 12 tackles made and some superb carries going forward.
7. Lappies Labuschagne - 7
Outstanding work rate.
8. Kazuki Himeno - 7
Like his fellow back-row team mates, worked his backside off.
9. Yutaka Nagare - 6
Set the tempo well for his team.
10. Yu Tamura - 6
Some nice kicks from hand, set the tempo well but a little wayward on the tee.
11. Kenki Fukuoka - 9
Maybe one of the best individual performances of this World Cup so far. 2 great tries and a superb offload to setup another.
12. Ryoto Nakamura - 7
Very good battling effort by the centre, some big carries and hits.
13. Tim Lafaele - 7
Looked very dangerous going forward.
14. Kotaro Matsushima - 8
Added to his tally this world cup with a great finish. Dangerous going forward.
15. Will Tupou - 7
Got himself an assist for a try, made a good break and had some dangerous spells.