South Africa vs Japan, Friendly International Rugby Union – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Rugby union Friendly International Rugby Union South Africa - Japan
Result
61:7
01/11/2025 at 12:10 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Friendly International
  • Where to Watch on TV:
africaAfricaSuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport Rugby, SuperSport Variety 4
japanJapanJ sports 1
nigeriaNigeriaSuperSport Rugby
south-africaSouth-africaSuperSport Grandstand, SuperSport Rugby
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomFloSports app, Premier Sports 2

Match Stats

Tries
91
Conversion Goals
71
Conversion Goal Attempts
81
Penalty Goals
00
Penalty Goal Attempts
00
Goals %
88100
Dropped Goals
00
Dropped Goal Attempts
00
Total Runs
138104
Metres Run With Ball
598274
Yellow Cards
02

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (26 - 0)
  • 4', Kolisi S. (Try),
  • 5', Feinberg-Mngomezulu S. (Conversion Goal),
  • 13', Feinberg-Mngomezulu S. (Try),
  • 14', Feinberg-Mngomezulu S. (Conversion Goal),
  • 18', Feinberg-Mngomezulu S. (Try),
  • 19', Feinberg-Mngomezulu S. (Missed Conversion),
  • 19', Nche O. , Steenekamp G. ,
  • 36', Shuhei T. 🟨,
  • 36', (Penalty Try),
  • 2nd Half (35 - 7)
  • 44', Gunter B. 🟨,
  • 45', Marx M. , Grobbelaar J. ,
  • 45', Porthen Z. , Louw W. ,
  • 45', Kolisi S. , Esterhuizen A. ,
  • 45', Wiese J. , Smith K. ,
  • 47', Louw W. (Try),
  • 48', Feinberg-Mngomezulu S. (Conversion Goal),
  • 48', Leitch M. , Makisi F. ,
  • 52', Yazaki Y. (Try),
  • 53', Seung-Sin L. (Conversion Goal),
  • 54', Reinach C. , Williams G. ,
  • 54', Feinberg-Mngomezulu S. , Libbok M. ,
  • 54', Lawrence C. , Costley T. ,
  • 57', Arendse K. (Try),
  • 59', Libbok M. (Conversion Goal),
  • 62', Shimokawa K. , Paul T. ,
  • 63', Esterhuizen A. (Try),
  • 64', Libbok M. (Conversion Goal),
  • 64', Kobayashi K. , Iwaihara R. ,
  • 64', Shuhei T. , Tamefusa K. ,
  • 65', Sato K. , Hirao S. ,
  • 65', Fujiwara S. , Fukuda K. ,
  • 68', de Jager L. , Nortje R. ,
  • 68', Tamefusa K. , Shuhei T. ,
  • 68', Seung-Sin L. , Greene S. ,
  • 69', Arendse K. (Try),
  • 69', Libbok M. (Conversion Goal),
  • 79', Hooker E. , Reinach C. ,
  • 79', Kriel J. (Try),
  • 80+1', Libbok M. (Conversion Goal),

Chances of winning


South Africa
95.4%
Draw
1.9%
Japan
2.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
94.8% 2.4% 2.8%

South Africa - Japan Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1
(1)
49
(39)
35.67
(34)
4.8%
(5.5%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 64.50
  • The most likely Handicap: 1 (-38)
Preview Facts
  • South Africa may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
  • In this match, South Africa is the obvious favorite.
  • In the last 3 head-to-head matches, South Africa won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 99:44. (average 33:14.7).
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