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.

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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 notableMatch Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup)
subject surface form: Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup)