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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| Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup) Context triple: [Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup), notableMatch, Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup)]
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Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup was one of the tournament’s four opening-stage pools, featuring host nation England alongside Australia, Wales, Fiji, and Uruguay competing for quarter-final qualification.
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2015 Rugby World Cup
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, held in England and won by New Zealand’s All Blacks, who became the first team to claim three World Cup titles.
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Japan Rugby Football Union
The Japan Rugby Football Union is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and developing rugby union in Japan, including its professional and international teams.
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Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team, nicknamed the Brave Blossoms, is the country’s top men’s rugby side and a rising force in international rugby, known for its fast, skillful play and notable Rugby World Cup upsets.
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Japan Company Rugby Football Championship
The Japan Company Rugby Football Championship was a national rugby union competition for corporate teams in Japan that served as the country’s top club-level tournament before the establishment of the Japan Rugby Top League.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup) Target entity description: 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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A.
Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Group A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup was one of the tournament’s four opening-stage pools, featuring host nation England alongside Australia, Wales, Fiji, and Uruguay competing for quarter-final qualification.
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B.
2015 Rugby World Cup
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, held in England and won by New Zealand’s All Blacks, who became the first team to claim three World Cup titles.
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C.
Japan Rugby Football Union
The Japan Rugby Football Union is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and developing rugby union in Japan, including its professional and international teams.
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Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team, nicknamed the Brave Blossoms, is the country’s top men’s rugby side and a rising force in international rugby, known for its fast, skillful play and notable Rugby World Cup upsets.
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E.
Japan Company Rugby Football Championship
The Japan Company Rugby Football Championship was a national rugby union competition for corporate teams in Japan that served as the country’s top club-level tournament before the establishment of the Japan Rugby Top League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby union match
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan vs South Africa (2015 Rugby World Cup) Description of subject: 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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subject surface form:
Pool B (2015 Rugby World Cup)