Ireland lost to a non-Tier 1 nation at the Rugby World Cup for the first time, having won each of their previous 15 such games. Japan won a Rugby World Cup match after trailing at half-time for just the second time in 24 attempts. Rob Kearney has scored four tries in his last five Rugby World Cup games. No side has lost a match at the Rugby World Cup and gone on to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. Ireland: Kearney, Earls, Ringrose, Farrell, Stockdale, Carty, Murray, Healy, Best, Furlong, Henderson, J. Ryan, O'Mahony, van der Flier, Stander.

Source: BBC September 27, 2019 15:57 UTC