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Japan Win Against Ireland In One Of The Biggest Upsets In Rugby World Cup History

Published 10:40 28 Sept 2019 BST

Updated 13:07 28 Sept 2019 BST

Sarah Finnan
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Ireland's near-perfect Rugby World Cup campaign has been capsized by Japan.

After a very strong win over Scotland in Yokohama last Sunday, the odds looked to be in Ireland's favour but unfortunately, it was not so this weekend. https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/1177874611825975297 Japan, hosts of the Rugby World Cup, pulled off a huge shock to win against the boys in green 19-12. Early tries from Garry Ringrose and Rob Kearney put Ireland ahead, but Yu Tamura’s 72nd-minute penalty sealed Ireland’s doom and saw Japan take the lead. https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/1177877109126991872?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Taking to Twitter, Irish Rugby congratulated their competitors on an incredible performance, deeming them “worthy winners”. https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/1177875963117486081 No doubt one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history, today was just not our day.   READ NEXT: A Trip To Ireland’s Newest Museum Is Just The Activity For A Saturday Afternoon