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HISTORIC win 👏 | Japan v Italy | Nations Championship 2026 | Highlights
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Watch all the highlights as Japan's brave blossoms recorded their first win over Italy since 2018 and only their third win ever as the two played out in the new Nations Championship!
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00:00:00 - Long Match Start by Italy
00:00:24 - Clean Break by Kazuma Ueda
00:00:48 - Clean Break by Juan Ignacio Brex
00:01:28 - Long Try by Juan Ignacio Brex
00:02:24 - Conversion by Paolo Garbisi
00:02:35 - Long Try by Warner Dearns
00:03:39 - Conversion by Takuro Matsunaga
00:03:46 - Long Try by Takuro Matsunaga
00:05:07 - Conversion by Takuro Matsunaga
00:05:14 - Carries by Malik Faissal
00:05:25 - Line OutThrow by Takuro Matsunaga
00:05:30 - Kick by Tommaso Allan
00:05:40 - Carries by Ryunosuke Ito
00:05:42 - Kick by Ryunosuke Ito
00:05:44 - Clean Break by Takato Okabe
00:05:52 - Penalty by Niccolo Cannone
00:06:02 - Ruck by Takuro Matsunaga
00:06:08 - Penalty Goal by Takuro Matsunaga
00:06:21 - Penalty by Shuhei Takeuchi
00:07:01 - Penalty Goal by Paolo Garbisi
00:07:43 - Second Half Start by Japan
00:07:55 - Long Try by Ben Gunter
00:09:11 - Conversion by Takuro Matsunaga
00:09:24 - Scrum by Naoto Saito
00:09:44 - Penalty Goal by Takuro Matsunaga
00:09:55 - Match End by Japan
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