Lawrence hits it up from the scrum in midfield

It went forward off an Irish hand, scrum Japan

Up and under from Crowley and Ireland regather

Lee gets the match underway for Japan, taken up by Doris

Anthems concluded and kickoff is just moments away

The sides are out on the field, anthems to follow

COYG

Ireland host Japan in the Autumn Nations Series. Ireland is coming off a 26-13 loss to the All Blacks, while Japan was soundly beaten by the Springboks 61-7. Head to head these sides have met on 10 occasions, with Ireland winning nine to the single victory by Japan. The last encounter saw Ireland run out 60-5 winners back in 2021.