Japan v South Africa
Quarter-final, October 20
Tokyo Stadium

HEAD-TO-HEAD
All-time meetings
Japan 1 South Africa 1

Recent meetings
2019 Japan 	7-41 	S. Africa 
2015 S. Africa 	32-34 	Japan


Coach
Jamie Joseph

Captain
Michael Leitch

Best finish*
Pool stage 8 times


Coach
Rassie Erasmus

Captain
Siya Kolisi

Best finish
Winner 1995, 2007


ROAD TO QUARTER-FINAL
Pool A	W Russia	30-10 Match 1 L N. Zealand 	13-23 	Pool B
winner 	W Ireland	19-12 Match 2 W Namibia 	57-3 	runner-up 
	W Samoa		38-19 Match 3 W Italy 		49-3
	W Scotland 	28-21 Match 4 W Canada 		66-7


COMPETITION STATISTICS
115 	Points scored 		185 
62 	Points against 		36 
13 	Tries 			27
2148	Metres gained 		2169 
723 	Passes 			559 
121 	Defenders beaten 	129 
507 	Tackles 		287


TOP POINTS SCORERS
Yu Tamura: 48pts 	Elton Jantjies: 28pts


*Prior to 2019


Sources: World Rugby, Scrum.com 
Pictures: Getty Images  
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