Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup)
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Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup) was a historic pool-stage upset in which underdogs Japan defeated two-time champions South Africa, widely regarded as one of the greatest shocks in rugby union history.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby union match
ⓘ
sporting upset ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| city | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 2015-09-19 ⓘ |
| decisiveScoreType | try ⓘ |
| decisiveTryMinute | 80 ⓘ |
| decisiveTryScorer | Karne Hesketh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| favouriteTeam | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Japan 34–32 South Africa ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapanCaptain | Michael Leitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapanCoach | Eddie Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapanGoalKicker | Ayumu Goromaru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapanGoalKickerPoints | 24 ⓘ |
| JapanPenaltyGoals | 5 ⓘ |
| JapanPenaltyPoints | 15 ⓘ |
| JapanPointsFromTriesAndConversions | 21 ⓘ |
| JapanPreviousWorldCupWinOpponent | Zimbabwe national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| JapanPreviousWorldCupWinYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| JapanScore | 34 ⓘ |
| JapanTries | 3 ⓘ |
| JapanWorldCupWinsBeforeMatch | 1 ⓘ |
| loser | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Brighton Miracle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability |
one of the greatest shocks in Rugby World Cup history
ⓘ
one of the greatest shocks in rugby union history ⓘ |
| pool | Pool B ⓘ |
| resultType | upset ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaCaptain | Jean de Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaCoach | Heyneke Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaConversions | 3 ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaPenaltyGoals | 2 ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaPenaltyPoints | 6 ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaScore | 32 ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaTries | 4 ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaWorldCupChampionYearsBeforeMatch |
1995
ⓘ
2007 ⓘ |
| SouthAfricaWorldCupTitlesBeforeMatch | 2 ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| stage | pool stage ⓘ |
| team1 | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team2 | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 2015 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underdogTeam | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Brighton Community Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Japan national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2015 ⓘ |
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Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup)