The Brave Blossoms light up the Rugby World Cup with a stunning 19-12 victory over Ireland as Kenki Fukuoka nabbed the winning try Japan stun Ireland to pull off another famous Rugby World Cup upset Paul Rees at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa Sat 28 Sep 2019 09.36 EDT First published on Sat 28 Sep 2019 05.35 EDT 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A: Ireland v Scotland; Venue: International Stadium, Yokohama Date: Sunday, 22 September Kick-off: 08:45 BST Coverage: Full commentary on Radio Ulster, BBC 5 Live and 2019 Rugby World Cup: Japan 19-12 Ireland. Head-to-head. Played - 8. Japan wins - 1. Ireland wins - 7. Did You Know? This is Japan's first-ever win over Ireland and it takes them to an all-time high of eighth in the world rankings. Japan lock Luke Thompson, at 38 is the oldest player at the 2019 World Cup. RW Staff October 12, 2019 Ireland get the bonus-point win they needed against Samoa to guarantee a quarter-final berth Mind the gap: Johnny Sexton runs in his first try (Getty Images) TAGS: Samoa 2019 Rugby World Cup: Ireland 47-5 Samoa Head-to-head Played - 7 Ireland wins - 6 Samoa wins - 1 Did You Know? .

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