Japan v Scotland - Second Test Rugby Union

The trapped mind is open enough to see many possibilities.

Humble enough to learn from anyone or anything. For bearing enough to

forgive all. Perceptive enough to see things as

they really are. And reasonable enough to judge their true value.

It was a good start for Scotland in Toyota city last week. Maybe not the

most beautiful or glorious performance but they got the job

done nonetheless. Can Scotland make it two from two over in Japan? It is

good to have you with us. It was a good win for Scotland last week. Can

they do it again today? It is live on BBC Two Scotland. Finn Russell,

let's talk about last weeks performance and what Scotland can

take into to gaze -- today's game. I think this week they will tighten a

few things up and I will expect them to take the chances that they

created last week. A few extra days in camp for the Scotland squad.

There are a lot of positives to take from last weeks game. It was a

comfortable win. I never thought that Japan were ever going to win

that game. It was comfortable without being spectacular. They will

look to build on it. Some of the changes are good ones. They have not

maybe got the continuity and selection from last week that we

might have seen if they were to get the benefit of playing that game

last week. They have not played for a long time. It is the end of a long

season. They have been going 12 months with the World Cup

preparations. One final job today. Let's get a good professional win

and move on for the summer break. What are the big -- one of the big

changes today is Henry Pyrgos is in at number nine and he is captain. He

has hardly played at all last season through injury. That is a big call.

Yes, he picked up a few injuries last year but he had a good season.

He played with Jackson at Glasgow before. It'll be interesting to see

how they go as a pairing. We said last week that there has been an

overreliance on Greig Laidlaw and I think this is a really bold

selection. I think it is the right one. He is on the bench of it is not

go right full stop Henry Pyrgos is a great player, great leadership

skills. It is who is the goalkicker. That is where Greig Laidlaw has been

so good. Will Henry be kicking? Ruaridh Jackson? Stuart Hogg? It is

a gamble because you want to finish on a high with this win but it is

the right Campbell to take. How different is it the way that they

manage the game? They are different but similar at the same time. It is

hard to explain. I have worked with Greig Laidlaw with Scotland. You get

used to how each other play. Henry 's game management is outstanding

and he has a good break on him as well. In terms of the service he

gives, his game management and his kicking, it is amazing. His service

is good as well. They are both similar players but I think he will

do his thing. We will talk more about the game as we build up to it

that earlier this morning, there was another international match. Wales

struggling against New Zealand, the number one in the world. New Zealand

won that match. But we build towards this game, the coaches of today's

teams have been speaking to Jordan BT. It is a big game. The emperor is

here. Yes, I can only speak for our camp and the looks on their faces

and the pre-game talk. They are all pretty keyed up for the game. It is

predicted to be the biggest crowd for a home game in Japan to date.

The team is pretty excited. You have had another week to have a look at

Scotland. What is key for you? We have to earn the right to play. We

know we like to play with some wit but unless you get those physical

exchanges right, we will not be able to play like that. But to go back to

the beginning, it is humid and you are in Japan, in Tokyo, the Emperor

is here, there is a thing about rugby player stepping off a home

pitch having lost one. I do not know the stats but I hope you are right.

The Japanese organisation has been on time or early. This time, you are

late for the coin toss. Does that affect things cost Mark we just want

to get things... We need to get changed a little more quickly. Those

are the things that you have two adapt to. There are things that we

did not see last week that week -- they will bring to us today. We have

to be open-minded. There is a shorter time to change, we are about

to see and do our best with it. We will keep pretty positive approach

to how we go about the game. A lot talked about among the Japanese

players and coach about their mindset today. They are very

focused. Does that just mean quite winning the home crowd for you? It

means trying to keep them as far away from the goal-line as possible.

If score and get excited, it is important to play the game properly

tactically. We do not want to leave them too much initiative with the

ball. Nixon it up, defensively we will have to be right on the money.

They will want to lift and have motivation. We are hoping if we can

keep emphysema did that errors will creep into their game and we can

slowly get on top of them. But it will be... After ten minutes or so,

if he is ugly, he will take the field. If not, we will have Sean

Lamont taking his place. He is going to try... He is much better and

hopefully he can play the full 80. John spoke to Vernon Cotter about

half an hour and we can confirm that Tommy Seymour will play for

Scotland. Topley Seymour will start. Six changes. Marino is in the front

row. Quite interesting changes. They will have a big impact on today's

game. Some of them are like for like. The two for me are the key

ones are the Duncan Taylor and John Hardie, I think Scotland's most

consistent back and forward for the last six months. Stuart had has been

outstanding but these guys have been outstanding. -- Stuart Hogg. Can

Peter Horne give that same direction the Duncan Taylor has? John Josh

Strauss and John Barclay? John Barclay is versatile. These guys

have given Scotland the lead. Let's see who can step into their shoes

now. This is a line-out. We will see lots of different phases. What is

going on here? They are spinning the ball wide and

the Japanese defences caught narrow. You can see, they are looking to

spread into little bit again. It is almost looking for that quick go

forward ball from the forward before spinning it wide with the backs. It

is a great thing if the forwards can do that. It helps to change the

attack early on. The Japanese defence are coming on and they are

locked in on one guy. How many phases are planned? You are looking

one, two, three phases Max. It could be... That could be the plan but

after that, the general thing is... It is just jackal calling what he

wants -- Ruaridh Jackson. This is another one where Scotland actually

got turned over. More of a running tactic there. Softening up Japan and

a good second-half performance. Yes, Duncan Taylor has been very

prominent. He is not there because of his injury. Matt Scott can

definitely give Scotland Act lead. He has that correction. There was a

lot of good play last week. They did not quite find the final pass. The

accuracy was not there. There was a little good stuff. That is good

build-up play. They need to take to the next level and get a try and

that will be very pleasing. It has been quite a long time since a lot

of the guys played last week. With the longer time in camp and working

on these phases during the week will make a days appear game today? I

will imagine today it will be a more accurate performance. I think it is

going to be good to see Peter Horne and Matt Scott. They have good hands

and he is a good ball-carrier. That is interesting, those two in the

centres. They are good players. They have got real speed and good feet. I

like Peter Horne 's way that he looks up, he is a good ball player.

He gets people in around him. That is a great skill for in the 12 to

have. I am looking forward to it. It was a good performance last week and

I think it will be better this week. Let's head over to the match. We can

now join the commentary team. Welcome to the Ajinomoto Stadium in

the western suburbs of Tokyo, where the opening ceremony for the 2019

Rugby World Cup will be held. We are eight hours ahead of you on a

beautiful but very humid Japanese evening and we await the second and

last night. Scotland will have to be on their guard, not least due to the

impetus arising from the presence of the Japanese Emperor Akihito and

Empress Michiko. They are expected to arrive at half-time and the

Japanese players have talked of the honour of that appearance. There we

are, 26 degrees. And both teams will stay on the pitch at full-time and

bowel to show their expect. This is a big game. This is the end

of a big 12 month period for Scotland. The next test against

Australia and Argentina and Georgia in November. For Japan, it is an

opportunity for them as well with a number of their World Cup stars out

to build towards 2019. Six changes in total to the Scottish team from

last week, delayed in traffic. 20 minutes they had to put the time

cost back. And there are three changes in the forwards and three on

the backs. There were two new props to start today. Stuart McInally is

in at hooker. And they have a weight advantage at scrum time. Richie Gray

winning his 58th cap. That is a big ball carrying back row. They are all

expected to make territory. Henry Pyrgos is today's captain. A

goalkicker. He says he enjoys playing with Ruaridh Jackson. They

both know the way they play. In the midfield, the boat might be put to

use. Matt Scott is up outside centre. A lot is expected from a

partnership. And the battery is all about attack. But they must be

expected to defend. They will be keen to cut loose in these beautiful

conditions. Very short grass. In a night design for rally would be,

they should be in their element this evening. There is the bench, expect

to see most of them come onto the pitch. Sean Lamont will have wished

he could have started. Japan did enough last week to make

Scotland sit up and take notice. Their game was fast and dynamic.

They want a second crack at Scotland. We saw them arriving and

they look very, very focused. Their pack is unchanged. They had some

games against Scotland in Toyota city. Good scrummaging outfit. And

the second row veteran Kotaki, they may lose out in height and weight

but they are abrasive. The halfbacks, every bit a match for the

Scots. The midfield, a stern test for Scotland. And the return of the

formidable saddle. We will about the bench in a moment. Let's not beat

around the bush, a lot is expected of this Japanese team tonight. The

appetite for everyone in Japan after the World Cup, they put in a decent

performers last week. We know what that they play with fire in their

hearts but they need some ice in their heads to make smarter

decisions. They gave away cheap possession and points to Scotland

last week. They need to tend to their game, with a bit more gain

control and composure. If you're looking at this back home,

these are not Scottish conditions. Very short grass and very humid. It

is good to be a slippery ball and a very quick game. The Japanese, you

have got to trust me here, when they talk about the emperor being at a

major sporting event, it is an unusual event. He is only arriving

at half-time. These Japanese players want to impress their country. A lot

more people here are watching rugby now. The touring Welsh know what it

is light. They won their first game when they toured and then they lost

the second. The Japanese capitalised. We will get the anthems

and a second. Scotland than just the waiting. Their preparations were

disrupted by that 20 minutes in our lab in traffic on the way here. The

Japanese very focused. Time now for the anthems, starting with Flower Of

# When will we see your like again # That fought and died for # Your wee

bit hill and glen # That stood against him # Proud Edward's army #

# And in the past they must remain.

# But we can still rise now # And be

the nation again # That stood against him # Proud Edward's army #

And sent him homeward # Tae think again #

The Japanese and the man there country expects. It is the biggest

crowd this team has ever played in front of, this magnificent stadium.

And you can sense the focus, as the Japanese move to the right hand side

of the pitch. And line-up on their own 22, opposite each other, taking

their initial knocks out, which is a statement and then a sprint. It is a

balmy evening and there is the Scottish coaching team with Vern

Cotter, second from behind, as you look at it. He has been stressing

the good things about last week and the need to keep possession. The

Japanese coach, his final game as the Japanese coach. He wants to

leave on a high. He thinks his team has the athleticism to win this one.

I wonder how Scotland are feeling. They arrived late. Their bus was

caught in traffic. They have had a fitness test on one of their

players. The response will be the kind of start Vern Cotter once.

There is the referee Marius Mitrea. From Italy. The TMO is Ian Smith,

from Australia. How important is the size of this crowd, the statement

from this team? It is important for Scotland to limit the opportunities

was Japan to get excited. Last week we saw a break-out try from a

turnover. That gave them lots of belief. That is the way Japan want

to play the game. Scotland will want to get them into the grind. Quick

throwing is, quick taps, take the crowd out of it. We will bring you

every pass, every kick. It is Japan against often. Tommy Seymour, and

early test. Henry Pyrgos. Knocked back in the

tackle. You can sense the crowd like that. Stuart Hogg has three men

blocking for him. Right footed, makes touch. Just midst by Matt

Suda, good confidence stuff. It is good for Scotland. Anywhere over the

40 metre line break it down there is a good result. Quick ball. The

dynamic scrum-half. Sasakura. Inagaki. We watched this in

training. They will go left and then right. Tommy Seymour, left footed.

Up to the 22. Kicks it back to his own men. It will be picked up, there

is no offside. Knocked on by John Barclay. Off the ball obstruction.

They merely -- and early knock for John Barclay. Taken early by the

Scots. A state meant of intent. They want to speed this game out. A quick

penalty. Did we think we would see them running a short penalty? No, I

think Scotland are a team that likes to play rugby as well. The Japanese

again have given away to penalties already. They gave away ten or 11 in

the first half last week. And again you saw the little mistake with the

Miss kick down the blindside, just gifting Scotland possession on the

22 and followed up with a penalty. It is following the same script,

last week and giving Scotland access into the game easily. An early test

for Henry curl us. That's Henry Pyrgos. Confident goalkicker.

Flawless press conferences captain. Very positive. How about operation

on his right wrist. Slight limit in terms of movement. Wants to stake

his claim to get ahead of Greig Laidlaw.

Well, you heard the cries of thanks, mate. Henry Pyrgos does exactly what

is have wanted him to do. Scotland take the lead. Japan changing their

kick-off formation this week. Last week, they had all their forwards to

the right and they have a split formation. Maybe if they kick long

and Scotland star to run... Last week they would have had a mismatch.

Lastly, a must more even spread of forwards and backs across the field.

The same kick-off, the same receiver. Tommy Seymour. No Japanese

entering the ruck. They are all in defence. Same exit. Kick by Henry

Pyrgos. Again, a nice, tidy exit. Over the

40 metre line. Japan, it looks as though they are... Are they

targeting Tommy Seymour? I am not sure. At the exits from Scotland

have been very good. Penalty. Same as last week. Quick

take by Shigeno. This is a huge crowd here. You can

hear them getting involved. Shigeno. There is a penalty coming. It is a

free ball. Hard tackling but the Japanese know that this is theirs.

Shigeno. Henry Pyrgos gets man and ball. Matsuda. They will come back

for the penalty. Showing a little bit of ambition. Under advantage,

they put the little kick through. A great opportunity now to level the

scores. Lots of penalties early in the game. I think both teams

defensively needs composure. The game was punctuated last week by

penalties, especially in the first half. Look up at crowd. This is

where the World Cup opening ceremony will be held in 2019. The stadium is

not full but it is going to be something of the order of 25,000, we

think, maybe more, maybe upto 30,000, with the people who have

walked up. The Scottish team caught in traffic. Tamura to bring his side

level. He is a big man for a stand-off,

Tamura. Right footed, right at the posts. Good easy run through, put it

straight between the posts. Japan then get what they wanted, they have

suckered Scotland into giving a penalty, the crowd loved it. Lovely

strike of the ball, Tamura. Beautiful strike of the ball.

A long pass, again, they were doing this in the warm up. And then the

captain's run it taken up by Tatekawa and Barclay is told to get

back. Jonny Gray is pulled back as a.

This dynamic wing forward, we have said, the smallest player, Kin. We

were down on the pitch before the late -- before the game, it is very

short grass, narrow pitch, two metres narrow, and six metres short

of the tiny dead ball area. How does that affect the game? Obviously it

is a feature of Japanese grounds, so there won't be... Be short kicks

need to be right. It suits the Japan team to have a narrow ground.

Again, this little wing forward, Kin, in the hit. An interception.

This is Tim Bennetts running in, he things he has got a try but there

was a penalty. And Jackson took the risk. You can hear the crowd, think

they have scored but it is called back. An easy invitation into the

Japanese half. Ill discipline is costing the Scots, they need to make

Scotland work harder to their position and their points. -- ill

discipline is costing Japan. There was a high tackle. It was a tough

call. Japanese players are low tackling, they like to get the men

on the ground, get back on their feet, they are often defending with

14 men on the front line. Tim Bennetts, the Filipino, thought he

had got a historic try. We thought the second man playing

behind Pyrgos, Strauss outside him again. Taking that pressure off

Japan, getting easy possession down and attacking but not taking

advantage of it. Last week, 60, 70% possession, but they were just not

able to build momentum enough. Or put the Japanese under enough

pressure and get across the line. There is a weight advantage. I am

not sure that Maitland was happy with that call, he did not think it

had gone forward. They talked about giving the ball

distance, with more of a kicking game.

The Japanese play with real vigour tonight. That was the second row,

Kotaki. He just knocked it on. There is a sense of purpose with this

Japanese team. On that occasion, as his feet down the short side, a good

runner but also a good ball player. You can see him squaring up, Amanaki

Mafi. He will quite often look up the line at past blind. They will

attack, Hendrik Tui can run and pass as well. They have a lot of threats

on their backline. They might get in position going forward.

It is going to be a tough shift fork the Scottish back row tonight,

Sutherland and McInally, up against Hatakeyama. I sense they felt they

were under fairly treated last week, they felt they had some advantage in

the set piece, they will try to impose themselves tonight. -- I

think they felt they were unfairly treated last week.

The captain is not happy. Let's have a look at this one, it is what

happens on the far side of the pitch. They seem to get the nudge up

on Haddock AM's side. -- on how to Kaye

we saw Moray Low coming in to fill some big shoes, at that time, the

Japanese scrum stayed up. When you watch these Japanese players walk by

you at training, they are not huge in termss of stature, but they are

incredibly powerful, legs, arms, incredibly strong.

Hogg is catapulting himself into territory. It will be an eight on

eight battle. Pyrgos halfway through a gap.

Another panoply coming Scotland's way, it is a free ball. Strauss has

been marked out of the game by Mafi who is dry getting every time. --

trying to get in every time. There is a ding-dong battle between the

two number eights tonight. Both back rows are very physical. Kin for

Japan, very quick on the ball, it was him that turned the ball over

last week and it led to the tackle and the first try for Japan. The way

Shota Horie is holding himself, he could have hurt his shoulder. Just

saw an example of Pyrgos through that series of play, very good

footwork, nice and quick, different sort of player from Greig Laidlaw,

he is a very good kick of the ball. But Pyrgos is no slouch. When he

gets a front football, the ability to get some wit on his past but also

take on the defence and test them without the fringes. The Japanese

defenders will want to set themselves up early around the rock

ball. Pyrgos will take the space. Our Japanese producer is just

showing us what happened to Horie. He went in for the tackle and came

off second best. It has been the kind of study you would want if you

were the Scotland team. -- the kind of start you would want. Yes, they

have had good field position and end themselves on penalties. But you saw

that all started from a missed line-out on the 22. Lastly, the

first line-out in the 22 was an overthrow. To become a good test

playing team, you cannot throw possession away, that has got to be

clean possession and get yourself into the Japanese defence.

Overthrows in the 22, these other things that take the pressure off

the Japanese and then they are to scrap away. The ex-Scotland coach is

questioning the success of the Scottish line-out. Will Pyrgos be

successful? He is. Consummately relaxed, he just

jogs back to his position and puts Scotland in the lead. Horie looks to

be ready to continue, you has got to the left elbow strap up. Did not see

him into it last week but obviously he has some kind of injury. He seems

a bit ginger, he does not seem like he is fully recovered. I wonder if

Seymour is going to have to catch another high ball after getting a

fitness test, Mafi we saw there, a very strong player.

This is Jonny Gray, a good break by him. Back to halt inside the 22. He

has to kick its so it does not go dead. Just modelled by Matsuda who

came on and gave away the penalty try last week. Line-out Scotland. We

sense for the lads back home, what Vern Cotter talked about was if they

want to counter attack, they will have two counterattack from a long

way. They said they are going to kick a lot more. It is hard to

counterattack from the 22 with a full chasing line from Scotland.

Another excellent exit. Down within 20 seconds of receiving the ball.

That is inside the Japanese half. One pass game, Richie Gray. That has

moved to Seymour. He is looking to try and find Scott. Scott is getting

plenty of possession. Sutherland is a good ball carrier. The Scots

looked eager. It is going to be a Japanese possession inside their 22.

I think that is Tatekawa with a long clearing kick, taken by Jackson,

what a game we have. That could be obstruction. No, play

on, Charles the referee. -- shalt the referee.

Maitland is collared by the big man, in the centre, you would not want to

get in the queue at flip time when he is ready, Male Sa'u. Scotland had

plenty of numbers down the left side but they covered well. It is a

narrow pitch. Yes, you could see you had the lock, and inside him was

Kotaki, the other locks, defending 15 or 20 metres of space but they

did well. The guy is 38 years old, Hitoshi Ono. He is picking himself

up and he will be organising the Japanese line-out. To give you a

picture, he is a 6-foot two and a half second row.

Quick possession, quite a few Scotsman might have been offside. He

loves carrying the ball, Mafi. Inside to the wing forward, Kin with

the final pass, a glorious try for the Japanese. That is a try at the

very top drawer. That started as Shigeno scores. Basically from their

own line. A wonderful try, the best of Japanese rugby in that sequence

of play. All started from the 22, and then goes wide. You will often

see Mafi down the right side, a big carrier. The players at low to

support him on the inside. A fantastic finish, length to length

try for the Japanese. That is glorious rugby. Let's be neutral for

the second. The back row, Kin who we said last week is the smallest

player in either packs, pops up in every conceivable corner. Scotland

are in the game. We said before the game that Scotland have got to stay

online and they have got to assume that Japan are going to run the ball

from anywhere. They cannot assume that they are going to win the ball

and then kick it out when they are five metres from the line. You

cannot assume from the penalty that they are going to kick to touch. You

saw how dangerous they can be. Beautiful to run around and start

that series of play, it is a favourite play for the Japanese and

Scotland got caught down the left side of the field, and the speed of

the ball movement from left to right. That was fantastic to get the

ball ins the hands of Mafi. Mafi, glorious player.

Same tactic from the Japanese to the Scots. He will love this surface but

none of the Scots will love these conditions. A penalty, says the

referee. They have got to be careful, the Japanese, kicking down

the middle of the field. One of the better counterattack is in the

field. He almost tripped over the tackle of Hendrik Tui, otherwise he

was through. They need to be very clear with their tactics, the

Japanese. They cannot kick it down and hope, because people like Stuart

Hogg will make you pay. Shota Horie is a very tall hooker.

681. Pyrgos with a bit more of a test of his kicking now, six or

seven metres inside the Japanese half. The Scots have had a fright,

that was a great try. It was a great try. It is the best of Japanese

rugby. Some ambition, innovation and throwing caution to the wind. They

play with positive risk. They are very well skilled. Once they get

onto that field, likes of Mafi. And longer kick from Pyrgos, the crowd

from behind the post gave the message that he snatched it to the

left. And you can see the Scottish

tactics, using the likes of Strauss and Wilson, using a bit of wit. I

didn't think many people expected the Japanese to... Well, you did, to

run from their own line. To be fair, Scotland should as well. If you

watch any of the Japanese games from the last 12 months, going for the

higher ball. Blocking says the referee. There are going to be

words. Again, it is the same as the first test. Number nine, changing

the line and obstructing the Scottish chaser. Be very careful

from now on, listen to me. There were a lot of penalties from the

Japanese in the first test. Last week they scored a break-out try.

Kept them in touch. They gave away some penalties and Laidlaw was able

to keep the scoreboard ticking over and again the same has happened

here. Great break-out try but then some ill discipline, in that case,

for obstruction and they let this Scotland team apply a little bit

more scoreboard pressure. Keep themselves in touch. 10-6, this

could make it 10-9. We are watching a great game in Tokyo this evening.

That is better from Pyrgos, he will be happy, Henry Pier Pyrgos. He will

take the point. The comedy of scrum-half who just changed his

line, you can stay where you are, you cannot move into the line.

Somebody's run. Well, he lost that ball. It is going

to be into touch. We watched Seymour the last couple of days, ye have not

been fully fit, he has not trained properly, he has had a back spasm.

He has been involved in this game, they have kicked the ball to him and

restart and he has carried the ball well. Hendrik Tui, he placed the

Queensland Reds. -- he plays for them. Japan have not much had set

piece possession in the Scotland half of the game. We are 26 minutes

in. Sasakura set up there, just inside

Pamela at ten. -- insight Tamura. Big test tonight for Sutherland,

McInally and Low, up against Horie, Hatakeyama. The clouds are thousands

of feet up in the sky. It is a waste, humid, hot, everything that

many of the Scots are not used to. Lovely little ball to the big second

row, Kotaki. Penalty coming. Japan are enjoying this. They are playing

with width. It will come back. Another shop at the posts, maybe, or

a quick penalty. Jonny Gray is penalised. He held up his hands.

They exercise their moves crisply. The key for them is getting some

holiday set piece ball. On that occasion it came out of the scrum

nicely. -- some quality set piece ball. They can take the line on,

bend the line and it opened up opportunities, Shigeno came out from

the ruck and got Kotaki on his hip. They want to roll forward and get

some momentum. Once they get behind, the game speed up, the parties --

the passes speed up, they build momentum and then they explode.

Tamura, he has stepped into the shoes of the other player, he is in

every advert we have seen on television and in newspapers. Every

watch they sell seems to be... He is a good kicker. He takes a

couple of easy steps, he is a big strong ten. He is a tall guy. He has

got a lazy swing, his lectures comes through, does not put too much

effort in. He has distanced in kick but very accurate. I mentioned the

previous kicker, who is here, Tamura is taking his place, and he has

talked about taking ever permanently.

Loose play by the Scots. We should not be too judgmental but the Scots

are not looking that crisp this evening. I have got to say that was

poor by Scotland. Seymour coming through and catching the ball but

again, a couple of phases in and there is a turnover, it is

dispossession. It is quality possession that they are giving

away. They should really be putting Japan to the sword here. Look at the

faces in the crowd. Lots of new fans to rugby in this part of the world.

Barkley almost had that one but it has been knocked on, he thought he

had intercepted, he read the past. -- he read the past. Both games

suffered from lack of execution. It was a short line-out, they went to

midfield, a little reverse play, Shigeno and Barclay on the inside.

Both teams struggling for continuity. Just waiting for a team

to build some phases, build some pressure, build some rhythm in their

game. It was a break-out try by the Japanese, but the turnovers and

conceded penalties by Japan, you can see a few turnovers. Both teams need

to hold the ball for longer, it is so stop start at the moment. I

wonder how concerned they will be for in the coaches box, McInally

looked to have a hamstring injury. If you are in charge of Scotland,

what would you tweak? I think their set piece is good. It is just in

general play. The Japanese have got very fast line speeds. They are

playing their runs very flats to the line. I would be playing the ball a

little bit earlier to those forward runners, give them a chance, but a

bit of that walk on, not put them -- put a bit of that work in, --

footwork in. Remember at half-time, the Emperor of Japan will be

arriving. And the Japanese art testing the

Scots in every single facet of this match. We saw a glimpse of what Male

Sa'u can bring. It is his first game starting on the wing, he is normally

centre, a World Cup centre, a very good holder of the ball. The

Japanese can hold ball and get some phases of play, you will see the

likes of Male Sa'u get off the wing and look for some work. The centres

of benefits and Hatakeyama can cause problems. Another important scrum.

The refereed is not get involved in guesswork so there will be a Rees

gram. It is gone to be a hard shift. Not

too much in the scrums at the moment. It is funny as the teams are

going down, both teams are looking at the referee with puppy dog eyes,

it is not me, it is him. A very good Japanese front row, very

experienced. Had a armour, his 74th cap. -- had take at

are they beat the Springboks. That is right.

He seemed to correct what he was doing there. He was getting hinged

and pulled to the ground. You can see the sweat dripping off these

players. The Scotland team are going backwards. The driver is not

straight, says the referee. Henry Pyrgos thinks of the quick one. The

crowd are not like it. It is the second penalty, Scotland probably

lucky. The Japanese kept coming and kept coming and finally forced them

backwards. Generally if you are seeing a pack going backwards as

much as Scotland did, the Japanese were not doing too much wrong. As

you can see it here, the ball works its way to the back. You can see the

loosehead said coming through, I do not think they really went round the

corner. I think the allegation is that heartache take a armour was

boring in from the right. Anyway, good position, 67 metres from the

Japanese line. Lots of basic errors being made here

tonight. You could see the disappointment on his face. Seven

metres out, the Japanese team was not contesting. Inexcusable mistake.

He has only been laying hawker at two years for a professional level.

He has made the transformation from the back row to hawker. We have had

a glorious try from Shigeno, length of the field action from the

Japanese. And now Marius Mitrea prefers the Japanese version of the

story. Moray Low bides his time and walks back. Japan winning on their

home turf -- bides his time. -- bites his tally.

A wonderful kick down the halfway. Four minutes to go, Scotland with

possession on halfway. They will go with a full line-out.

It is a highly motivated Japanese team this evening. Playing a

committed brand of rugby, better line-out, Henry Pyrgos. Josh

Strauss, straight through Mafi. Hit high but no arms. Henry Pyrgos. He

wants to make amends. He bundled back by Mafi. Henry Pyrgos has to

dive on it. Scotland trying to keep session. Wilson, John Barclay. Moray

Low. Henry Pyrgos. Japanese flying over the ruck, trying to make

territory. It is a penalty. I think Peter Horne is adjudged to have been

isolated on the Japanese side of the ruck.

You can see in defence what the Japanese are trying to do. Sending

someone up on the outside and cutting the second pass off. They

are forcing those runners back inside. Those inside defenders are

hunting hard on the inside and really pressing the tackle. Flooding

the breakdown. Scotland have got to find a way to shift the ball quickly

to a second receiver and stop those advancing defenders in their tracks.

We thought the Scots would play more of a smash-up game. But they are

going through their shape, as you say, the Japanese flying up wide,

cutting out the long pass and they are coming in twos and threes to hit

the likes of Peter Horne when he comes back inside. Tamura, it is a

penalty. The crowd like it. Briefly, the myth or the truth of Japanese

finding new rugby fans? Absolutely true. The World Cup, 25 million

people watched the Samoa game after they had beaten South Africa. That

is a lot of new fans. A little move, Mafi.

The Scots looked as if they are not enjoying this. In a lackey. They go

right then they come back inside. Japan ploughing this ball back. He

came round like a steam train. Japan looking as if they want to make

territory. It is good to be a penalty. Obstruction, running past

the ball. We just heard now the clock is

correct. What you see is time the Scots will have time to take this

one last line-out and unless they score, the likes of Mafi and Shigeno

have causal manner of havoc year. Not going to plan. Rory Sutherland

barks the order. Stuart McInally thinks. Needs a pinpoint throw. Josh

Strauss, Henry Pyrgos, Ruaridh Jackson. Peter Horne takes the

simple rule. They are flying upon Ruaridh Jackson. He runs into some

heavy traffic. The middle of the pitch. King making a nuisance of

himself. The counter could be on. The

Japanese, this is the big centre, tactic power. He makes a couple of

metres. -- tactic power. Two Scottish players on the ground,

John Barclay one of them. They look to go down the short side. It is all

Japan. Mafi tries the kick. That was not in

the script. Scotland at the moment looking at the big amused and the

drug. -- looking a bit amused and bedraggled. -- the unused -- the

boost. An interesting first from a Scotland point of view. Japan will

be very happy. Vern Cotter will be having a stern word. Scotland have a

lot of good play. But they let themselves down. Second-half, if

they manage to hold onto the ball and build phases, they will score

more points. Far too many dropped balls in that first half. The first

15 minutes OK, but then Japan have dominated. Japan have got a lot

better in the past week. Their passing is more accurate. More

intensity. This is good to be a really tough second-half. Scotland

need to turn this around. The emperor is arriving in the second

half. The Japan team started well. They showed their intention quite

early on. Yes and we saw this last week of the quick penalty. It is

just injecting pace. It did not come to anything apart from a penalty but

you just see the intent that they want to come out and bring some pace

into it. Once you do that, it is difficult for the distant -- defence

because it is not structured. He has tried to shut him down. They have

identified that as a strength. It showed that Japan will willing to

throw the ball about. They seem to be more comfortable with the ball.

Japan were more willing... In the World Cup, there skill level was so

good. Lastly, they were struggling but today it is much better.

Tomorrow at stand-off and tactic power in the midfielder really good.

Really giving the direction. A very good trial for Scottish defence?

Leading is a very good try this is perfect, going to the gap, they just

pick. They managed to get the ball of Darren Mafi does well to get

outside in. The support ply is fantastic. From the own try line.

Matthews has been outstanding. Great insight as to the number seven. Then

in the scrum-half, the supporter is fantastic. That is as good a try as

you will see ever. If that is the all that has won against Wales, you

would be eulogising about it and rightly so. Mafi has had a great

game. The battle between him and Strauss has been fantastic. Rates

closer to the final man, Stuart Hogg, and a fantastic try. He has

run about 20 yards to try and catch up. You do not want your props to be

trying to catch them. It is a tough one. They have read it well and

played well together ball out there. They have still got numbers outside.

It is a great try and great work by Japan. Japan have learned from last

week and Scotland appear not to have. As I said, they started quite

well. There was some good interplay but it has just been, we said

lastly, a lack of accuracy, it is not quite sharp. You would have

accepted that will improve this week and it has not. The passing has been

poor and the decision being as being poorer Thais. That should not be the

reason why they make is mistakes. Six changes and we will not sure how

the boys would settle in. It is a new nine and ten partnership today

as well. Henry Pyrgos overplayed at much. We would go performances.

Director Henry has? I think he has done OK and this is from a

goalkeeping perspective, three from four is OK. It is just a bit

laboured at the end there. There was a passage pages before half-time

wages seem to labour the ball a wee bit and Ruaridh Jackson did not have

any space to make any decisions. I think everyone needs to improve.

This is not just Henry Pyrgos at nine Ruaridh Jackson ten. The whole

team just has got to improve in the second half. We are seeing Peter

Horne smashing it up and a wee guy, readily speaking. How we not

thinking things through properly? Matt Scott is a direct runner but

they have managed to use that well. You need to use those guys as well

as you can. I think the first 20 minutes, they used that well and the

God wide and they attacked with the backs. In the lasting, we do not use

it as much. I think Scotland have had their out about and again, they

have looked very dangerous. It is a deception, call-back for a high

tackle. This was the high tackle, is that round the neck was your market

is very marginal. The referee gives it straight. Knowing I think that

Scotland have the advantage, I still don't think Ruaridh Jackson will be

happy with that pass. It is anything pass. It is not going anywhere. Then

thought he has scored but that could easily have been a try. I don't

think Jackson knew, it was a pretty soft high tackle. We were bit

concerned about point. Quite worrying. I think the space was

there. It is on the outside. The Japan defence got a bit narrow. It

could have been a different story. It is one of the things. If Jackson

knows he has got the advantage coming he has taken a gamble with

that pattern that is fine. From Scotland point of view, there were

some good moments. Seymour had a nice wee run and it's an pretty

decent work as well. They started strongly and they got into good

positions. You can see here the defence is quite narrow and they

take up again and it is not really widened their defence. And so he

could pass behind thereto must look and the fact is going so, there was

an opportunity'. Their passing was pretty good. It goes with the

phases. You can see they are getting into the systems for sticking it up

and try to off-load. You go but down there again, and I fiddled grabber

kick through, that club us anywhere. Scotland are playing well you think,

then you go down the short side again and yet again, you just think

it is a bit slow. Ryan Wilson get smashed back. And again, they are

keeping their composure, they're not worrying too much. Maybe a bit of

crossing there. But now, once Josh Strauss gets the ball, he dated

forward all the time, it is great, they go back down... This is good

play. This is a great kick-off. Just conceded a penalty, Tommy Seymour,

this almost sums up Scotland in the first half. Good play, and then back

play. And that is the problem for the 40 minute. That sums it up.

There have been flashes of good step too much poster. John Beattie

mentioned that the pitches used as a football stadium as well. The dead

ball earlier shorter as well. In the World Cup, visitors that having

about the way you plan your game but consumer as positive as to an

extent. It was really effective. Adding Scotland had the forwards

running hard on above all options it has been really good. I think if

they can keep doing that and get from football, the space will be

there for the backs. But you need Stuart Hogg on the outside because

his dangers outside. Adding a Scotland user for is a little bit

more to build defences animate it to attack the backs after. Lastly, the

discipline has not been good. As I said, they need to increase

everything, the intensity from the accuracy, the pace that they playing

at, they playing at, then it to spin, the set piece. The scrums,

Leonard has clicked a little bit. I think it is the last 40 Ms of the

season. They need a final improvement and we can win this

series. They have got to improve. So Peter Horne tours the end of the

first half getting a wee bit upset. He seems like a nice fellow. He was

happy at all. What is going on there? I can imagine it is quite a

frustrating game. There have been quite a few. Laws and not being as

accurate as we would like. I can imagine evils are getting the street

out there. That is lovely. It is good see the whole team getting

involved and scholarly ditty the initiative and how they start the

first half and go from there. Peter Horne is not much of a hothead but

it must be frustrating out there. Scotland rushing things towards the

end of the first half, they need to cool things down and go to the

phases. They can be pristine, they have done so before. They have the

players to make a difference in the second half. They are still only

13-9 down. It could have been an interception trifles of the could

have been a bigger deception to be pulling back. This do things better,

every single has the play, then east to the improvement. There has been a

drop from last week and terms of nearly every aspect of the game.

Grief stricken as well because as you say, last Scotland have you

pretty to get back in the industry frustrating. That is really

frustrating. However before generally in the

scrums and is as particular? From what I know it seems like this is it

was always set pieces and was working well for Southern and

there's been one line of Ms button bar from that comment has been

working well. Scrums seems a 50-50 battle between the teams. - need is

good we don't the intensity that Scotland can bring the seven are.

Further got will be having a good word of the boys at half-time to be

a distinct see how the card at the seminar. He has been stepping up to

the plate. He hasn't really well. He does what he does. He gives you

direction and get across the game I nearly every time. Mafi is

fantastic. Two great players will stop and think they might go early

to the bench. I think Willem Nel might come on early to give out as

much on the losers in the scrum. And then Huw Jones could beginning off

the bench to win his first cap. Not many people in Scotland know much

about him. It'd be too easy to doing on Greig Laidlaw, Sean Lamont,

immediately. I think this is a test. Societal is all about developing the

squad and deepening the squad. Let's see how they cope without their

leader, Greig Laidlaw. There has been a drop-off. Is that of the

leadership question mark at things. It is more about performance. Would

you reckon question mark is it a good idea to go early? I think that

it deems you can go early on. I think further Cotto having a good

word with them in the changing. We will give them ten and 15 minutes

per could depend on how the boys, complain the seven are. Absolutely

Debbie Xavi May. In the front row, we have a daily and from God looks

be is fairly solid. Arbeloa Scotland have got to do to turn this around.

Scotland tried to use a superior fitness last week and really close

the game down. When you know it is your final game of the season you

just want to make a big effort. But maybe some of you are thinking

you're one step back on the plane. They have got to take that

completely out of their minds. One final effort after a long, long

season when they have done really well. Try and turn this around and

finish the season on a high. 24 the moment. At the stadium, the Japanese

team will be very happy and very infused because the Emperor has

arrived for the second half. Back to our commentary team.

Thank you. I think we have got a replacement. I think Gordon Reid...

A couple of replacements. The whole front row, am being told, has been

replaced. We have now got Reid, Brown and Willem Nel. The Emperor

did indeed... There was a look of joy, a look of rapture on the faces

of the Japanese people as they tipped to see Emperor Akihito and

Empress Michiko. When they come to these games, they do come at

half-time. He is the head of the Imperial family. The ceremonial head

of state of Japan's system of monarchy. According to their 1947

positive and, symbol of the state and the unity of the people. These

players know they are playing in the second half in front of their

Emperor. Mafi looks relaxed. It is going to be... You are just saying

at half-time that this is a different kind of moisture on the

ball. This is not something a Scottish player will have

experience. It is actually a completely different feel on the

football. You will see the ball in a players 's arm and the contact, it

gets squirted out like a pet. Scotland need to concentrate. For

the minister going their season. I just thought they looked tired

towards the end of that first half. There has been some changes at

half-time. The bench is gone to become very important for Scotland,

I think. And when you have got the likes of Swinson to come on, Greig

Laidlaw and Sean Lamont, that is an experienced bench. I think you will

need those players to come on maybe for the back third quarter of the

game and look to give the Scotland team kick along. The Japanese team

of friendly finished the stronger of those two sides at half-time. The

stadium is in the western suburbs, the Scottish team maybe just

disrupted in their preparations. They were caught in traffic. 20

minutes late. They almost missed the coin toss. They did miss the coin

toss, it was delayed. They were asking if they could have delayed

the kick-off. The answer was no. You have to arrive within half an hour

of the kick-off for that to happen. An important 40 minutes for

Scotland. Mafi juggled it. A penalty straightaway. A great bit of

juggling, by Matt Scott, was it question not just out of shot. Mafi,

you said his weakness... He has multi-talents. His weakness is he

likes to carry the ball. He is a runaround a big guy. Lots of carries

for the Japanese team that we saw last week he turned the ball over a

couple of times. I would necessarily put that... I thought the support

was just too slow occasion. Let me just remind you that the whole score

is front row is been replaced. Savelio, McAnally and lower. On for

them, big Gordon Reid, who was on the Beach when he got the phone call

from the manager to get his body over year. A more for the Scots.

That they go down at right-hand side. That could be very... Josh

Strauss is claiming for it. Picked up I read, barged back by Mafi.

Intercepted. That is Bennetts. Good play by the Japanese. Long

downfield. Two Scottish players have to go back for it. Again, Mafia like

a tin of bricks on Ruaridh Jackson. Look at these read any other

jerseys. Scotland had the perfect attacking situation and a ponderous

pass read by Bennetts. It was a really good setup. You can see Henry

Pyrgos they're just looking to hit those backs, a little bit too wide.

Easy taken the end. Jonny Gray, Henry Pyrgos. Chased by Tommy

Seymour. Taken by Mafi. The crowd love him when he gets going.

Shigeno. Big abrasive and six. He loves to run. A lovely flow to the

centre. It is all Japan. Infamous side says Marius Mitrea,

the referee. The Japanese are flying in the ceiling. We know they have

the ability to play real tempo. Tamura talking about some of the

lines, where the opportunity might be. The second man play. Turnover

Scotland now. 35 metres out. Looks clear going for a short. UEC Tamora,

just going through the same hole there as Bennetts. It is Bennetts,

coming in and flying sideways. Scotland going to a short line-out

here. Five-man line-out. Josh Strauss in midfield. Henry Pyrgos.

Another mistake from set piece play. A lot of the first face plays have

gone awry. The extra pass. Wilson is done in the process. And as we're

been talking about. The Japanese, really good speed. A long pass. All

in the air from long time. It allows the defenders to take a couple more

metres forwards. Get right on top of Ryan Wilson. Just not able to

control the ball at the defensive line there. I would like to see them

pull back a little bit, maybe a short' inside runner, get the ball

in his hands and accelerate in excel in conduct. We see this cost time

and time again running and catching the ball and musty separate in. The

Japanese advancing very quickly. Sometimes it is better to get the

ball early, get your shoulders down, protects the slippery ball and get

yourself into some rhythm. Get some phase play going. It is to stop

start. This is Kin who is injured, we mentioned him in the second game,

in the second game, he provided vital things. How did they view

their Emperor? What does it mean to play in front of an Emperor? The

Emperor is very important, all of their history is related to periods

that emperors have been alive. Let's get back on the pitch, this is

troubling from Ryan Wilson, not happy. John Hardie looks as though

he is going to come on. It is going to be a recast back row, the whole

front row has been with replaced, Wilson had a great first game, he is

going off injured. John Hardie could be good for the Scots. Going back to

the Emperor, it is a genuine love for the Emperor. If they manage to

get the job done here, one of the things they will remember for the

rest of their lives if they won a game in front of the Emperor. They

hold the Emperor in greater stead than a lot of the Western players

would hold their prime ministers. Says the Australian!

The Japanese director is showing us the Japan front row. Gordon Reid

must have found it difficult, we saw him in training, he was on the

beach, got a phone call, was recording the game and then the next

minute he was on a plane. Willem Nel on the tight head. Arguably one of

Scotland's most important players in the Six Nations. The front row has

been recast to get back in the good books of the referee. More forward

fermented from the Scots this time. A penalty to the Japanese. -- more

forward momentum. This time it is a penalty for not scrummaging

straight. The referee has given a number of penalties tonight against

the tight head, for angling in. Willem Nel last week, he had a

really weak effect on the game, he scrummaged strongly. He scored the

try. That's right. Great kick by Tamura, he stays calm

and collected, we have seen him in the tunnel, he is a big guy and he

has got real presence. He does, and the forwards love backs that can

kick. It brings in the option to drive, a genuine scoring chance. We

saw him or in the last 12 months, it has been a feature of the Japanese

close to the line, they have scored against most teams. They saw the

ball town over from Scotland. -- turnover. Let me just give you a

statistic. This is the biggest crowd the Japanese have ever played in

front of when it comes to full international status. Let me give

you this number. 31,392 people. At home. The biggest crowd they have

played in front at home. Japan. A choreographed attack, the big men

coming round the corner. He sticks the kick through. Maitland has two

fight off Male Sa'u but he is coming back. A penalty to the Japanese.

Male Sa'u, look at him. Mafi as well, they have got some very

abrasive players. Shigeno, the half-backs, he comes in just off the

hip there. And then Mafi outside him. The units coming around the

corner. They will generally come around to the 15 line and then come

back, they like having support players around the ball-carrier,

they will have two or three at every ruck. They will use the big men,

they will use Tatekawa, they will use Male Sa'u of the big right-wing,

they will use big players. They are used for that, to build momentum.

Vern Cotter not happy with what is happening, Pyrgos is going off,

Craig -- Greig Laidlaw coming on. They do not want the game to sneak

away from them. 13-9, the Scots are losing.

Perfect pitch. Japan moves into 816-9 win. That is the man on the

left-hand side, a legend over here. And there is the Emperor and

Empress. The Scots need to get into this,

they need that bike that Laidlaw can bring. -- that bites.

Peter Horne does what he does so well. The Scots do not needs to put

so many forwards interrupts. -- into the rock. Strauss got the ball away

quickly. Tim Bennetts has had a good game.

Jackson has been much more dangerous, just that little break

from him. Better play by the Scots, good

defending by the Japanese. A better attack there from Scotland.

Jackson is attacking. He went square of the line, you had a run on the

inside, just checked the Japanese defence enough to get his shoulders

through. That is better from the Scots, stringing some phases

together. Position is going to be very important for both teams in the

last half an hour of the game. The referee has shown that he is not

afraid to penalised the defending team, most of the time defending

teams give away an early penalty. In their own half. So I think field

position is going to be very important. Certainly much better

fluency in the Scottish attack now. Greig Laidlaw comes on for Pyrgos.

First duties are setting up some attacks and now he needs to convert

this penalty, which he does. The Scots are inching back. It is good

to be able to bring someone on like Greig Laidlaw. Looking for a calm

head, very experienced. There was a shot of these numbers on their

jersey, everybody has a number, different colour systems depending

on how many caps you have got. So if Sean Lamont if he comes on, I think

he is in gold, it will be his 105th cap. Silver I think is over 50.

At the moment they would swap all of that for a win.

No defenders in the rocks for the Japanese. -- the ruck. They keep it

in play, this is Matt Suda. Very nippy scrum-half, Shigeno.

Tamura saved that ruck. The Japanese playing direct rugby.

Very low rocking, the ball comes back. It is all Japan.

The Scots are not getting the ball off them.

Maybe a waste of the ball. Jackson crunched.

Just if you heard some agricultural language, our apologies, we are not

in control of what you hear. Laidlaw is eager and bringing some

zip to the game. The Japanese tackling is tenacious. They are.

Just trying to turn the Japanese across to their side, Barclay.

A scrum to Japan. And the Japanese are playing with real pride. With

real direction. Again, a frustrating situation, they can just see them

come alive. Both sets of players look very tired, it is very humid

outside. And very draining on the players. Tim Bennetts is going off.

He is going to be replaced by Ono who was at school in Auckland. He

played at ten in the World Cup. He went to school, graduated school. He

hardly spoke any Japanese until 2007. Another placement, Hatakeyama

is going off to be replaced by Kakinaga. There have been penalties

both sides. Experienced big guy, experienced scrummager. Another

injury. Wilson and now Barclay injured. Doctor James Robson, I

think that is James on the right. I can recommend Tom English's article

on the BBC website, it is is 199th Test match as a doctor, going back

to 1993. The Japanese, everything I see about them is body language,

eagerness, aggression, abrasion. They look to have a little bit more

life. Scotland have had some good attacks. Five or so minutes ago,

they got themselves a penalty. But the Japanese are a little more

sprightly. With ball in hand. Their passes are a bit crisper at the

moment. Scrum to Japan. It goes down, play, says the rest. -- says

the referee. The wingers are in the action. Late

pass through the gap. They are playing one pass rugby.

Maitland has a long way to go and he decides to kick.

A good piece of stripping by the Scots defence. It was, it was

fortunate because they were coming of the Japanese, Shigeno. Terrific

tackle by Jonny Gray. They could have played a pass there, and they

could have attacked. This is quite a face and, this is Hugh Jones, his

mum and dad were in Edinburgh, -- this is quite a replacement. His

father played alongside Vinnie Poehler.

Playing a storm for the storm is as well. It will be a scrum to

Scotland. Peter Horne will split into ten, Jones will be in the

midfield. Richie Gray not happy. Looks like a groin injury. On the

right of the picture. He is beckoning. These conditions, Nick,

they are having trouble. Well, let us not make excuses. Scottish

players are going down injured. It is the end of a long season and they

are tired, but 22 minutes to go. The Japanese have the lead, the next ten

minutes is really important. They want to get some field position.

The score is 16-12. I think you were just explaining that Scotland need

field position. They do. They have had possession down there a couple

of times. And they have actually held the ball, and maintain

continuity a lot better than they did in the first half. The referee

will not often penalised the defending team. We have all watched

enough rugby to know that one try it can change momentum.

The Scots are looking for the penalty. The Japanese are holding.

Look at the Japanese feed, nobody is moving.

Laidlaw looked at the referee and got the penalty. It is going

backwards, that is how quickly the Japanese are on their feet. Strauss

again, he is hit hard by Mafi. Let's listen to this. Back to penalties

again. Be very careful. Too many penalties again. The referee just

talking about the number of penalties are giving away. A bit too

keen at the defensive ruck, they need to pick their battles wisely,

they do not need to contest every single ruck. This pitch is shorter,

remember. If you are looking at Greig Laidlaw and thinking, this is

maybe a 47 metre kick, it is actually three metres less than

that. This will be a 44 metre kick. If it is three metres inside their

half, we think this is a short pitch. 94 metres instead of 100.

Greig Laidlaw, various, 1019 in the list of Scottish players going back

to JW Arthur in 1871. And here's kick sailed through the posts.

Scotland back to within one point. He made the distance easily there.

The value of bringing someone on who is regularly kicking 85%, 90% in

Test match rugby. It brings the score back to one point. And on

comes the player who came up to Japan on a trombone scholarship.

They take off Shota Horie. He is one of them amen, Horie, that

is surprising. He is, but he plays a lot of minutes for them. -- he is

one of their main men. Again, this tactic of making the

Japanese attack, tobacco forward? Mafi well. -- did that go forward?

The Scots are getting back into it but there is a directness for the

Japanese. The coach Ray frustrated. Scotland are back to appoint, then

very quickly, give a penalty away to the Japanese. They are kick into

touch. He came on last week as well,

another taller player. Shigeno, slightly disbelieving in

going off. He scored the try. And the Japanese coach is bringing the

changes. A desperate game to the Scots, they have to win this one.

They play a simple game plan. Again, that simple game plan of

around the corner. One pass game. Japan have tried to play the simpler

of the two game plan. Barclay tried to gain that one pass match.

Pressure on Scotland. In the Scottish 22, desperate times.

More pressure. Quick to the ball, the Japanese.

A simple game, here. They come right and go left.

Now they are trying to get the penalty.

The Rockingham technique is full just by the Japanese. Deficits --

the rocking technique is great by the Japanese.

Ono has dropped it. It will be a turnover ball. They are not happy,

something happening off the ball, charged down. Hugh Jones's first

piece of action is to have his kick charged down by Ono, what an

extraordinary passage of play. You can see to the right of your

picture, the last defender had for Japanese attackers outside him. 26

phases, really good patients shown by the Geoffrey -- Japanese and you

can hear the Scots screaming to each other, discipline, discipline. The

Japanese are coming knocking on the door. Fantastic defensive effort.

The defensive coach will be very happy, defending the line, the

Scots. The Scots are bent over looking tired and ragged. You never

know who is fit and who is not fit. They think this has been a sapping

game. They have got to start from five metres off their own line. It

is a quality set piece here, clear their lines and start again.

The Japanese have had most of the ball. A vital scrum.

And Stuart Hogg lets his team in blue breathe a sigh of relief. Taken

quickly. A little break this is by Uchida, it

is all Japan. Uchida, his eagerness. There is a Japanese player lying

injured. Tatekawa, he has had a great game.

It was turned over, the Scots have the ball. Laid low looks up and he

has got Jonny Gray but he has those men in when red and white right in

front of him. There is a catalogue of injuries.

You are watching Mafi. The coaching team must be inside glowing with

pride. Mafi looks to have done the shoulder but it looks like there are

injuries to Barclay, another car for hamstring. It has been torrid. There

are a lot of tired players out there. Desperate defence again from

Scotland. They exited from that scrum, along kicks, really good

exit. Japan only had one man back, decided to run. Eventually ended up

down in the 22, Scots having to clear their lines again. Really good

kick from a tight angle from Laidlaw. Certainly taking its toll,

there are guys down everywhere, cramps, doubled over, and in the

last 12 minutes of the game. Barclay is back on his feet and rejoining

the game. It is a 1-point game. In the history of the games between

these two teams, this is the 12th game, going back to 1976. Five of

them uncapped. The Japanese have won one. But the Scots art in a very,

very difficult predicament. Mafi gets to his feet, the big aggressive

ball-carrier. More substitutions for the Japanese.

Just to remind you, the end of this game, both teams will remain on the

pitch. Swinson is on the pitch. Many of these injuries taking their toll

on the Scots. Line-out to the Japanese.

on the Scots. Line-out to the Japanese. It is

called back for not being straight. It will be a scrum to the Scots. A

welcome turnover there from the Scots. An opportunity now

to put some pressure and get into that Japanese half.

Free kick to the better of this second half. Need to somehow get

down the other end of the pitch. Which is exactly what you said stop

it went forward from Mafi. It is good to be a scrum for the Scots.

But his play. That is what the Japanese cannot

afford to do is compound errors and as part of the game. Crooked

line-out, compiler errors. Well, we are talking about a professional

outfit. Vernon Cotter will want them to stick to their and move

right-to-left as you see it. You can play all the fancy... It is

really good game either from is known that they were going forward.

To keep the ball in there. Keep pressure and then put her the

freedom of the decision. Pat on the back. Ysgol y Strade lift

themselves. Greig Laidlaw to get the lead. Good Japan, Sitka ball, get

goal. The Packers were 40 metres. Greig Laidlaw has just turned this

game. Gamers Ms theme. School in midfield made about it. A

loose pass is going to be allowed the Japanese.

He'll be very very frustrated. For line-out to the Japanese. Maritza,

so the Centre. Again the Japanese have the ball. Not Don.

Well, if few at to plan attacked it as it is a Japanese you to have a

front row player go down. I'm surprised the Japanese at a loss of

their established players? Well it is of minutes for them. For the bug

is very well. Those are prizes of. I thought he providing a lot of spark.

My Scottish rentals and is married to night as well. To was excrement

was going better than to being a dominant scrum again and winning

penalties. Nothing much in set piece. It is all

about loose play. Laidlaw. Scots will be happy just to move this

forward. Users says Marius Mitrea. Stuart Hogg has been used

excessively and his kick King Offa Zola 's boot. Japanese you suspect.

A couple more attacks to go. Mafi. He's been very effective this

sales tactic, the one big kid then another decade from the centre. Mafi

goes wrong tomorrow. Richie Gray size to get in. Al ani into Jones.

Mafi. Fraser Brown taken off his feet. All, King and knocks the ball

on. That'll be knocked back. The crowd like it is in the Japan

playing the symbols of game plans that Scotland's defence holds firm.

It is one Basra be there again you could see the ball squirting out.

Not happy with himself. We're just been given some more information. To

do that last week scheme which we thought was 24,000 which is the

biggest home crowd for a Japanese home game and we're told it would

have done this crowd was 31,003 and night to an official tennis now in

front of the Embrun and press for the biggest ever in tenders of

34,000 study three. The Scots have to hang in there for five more

minutes. The Scots have had very few

concerted attacking opportunities. It has all been about events in the

second half. Earlier on the hubbub all in a Japanese half by the last

time it is they have been defending. Really important scrum year. They

bottom pressure on the Japanese line-out if they could get out.

Swinson grimacing. Look at him on this. Laidlaw plays it. The long

spiralling kick. Sending Matsuda. Dean:? It is a penalty. But as the

pivot tactic. You're in your own danger area, your scrum goes well,

you get the man kicking the leather pitch. You run back, they get about.

Simple stuff. The torpedo kick from the Stuart Hogg split the Japanese

backfield. Terrific work in the tackle. That has been the tactic

today, hasn't it? Stuart Hogg, short of it, get the ball long, kick

chase, turnover, though the. Stuart Hogg has such a long right boot. As

we saw last week, the Japanese tried to run it back a couple of times,

Mafi, Scotland came a good read chase life was over they do run,

they are running it winnable defenders and you'll got guys like

Matt Scott harassing move the ball. It has been a get game. Again it is

a front row substation to get submitted of dominance, plus Greig

Laidlaw is kicking and his leadership. It is just smart rugby.

Good set piece. Preferably Japanese obviously to chase the scoreboard

with Annika permits to go. I don't think there had to run committee

ministers as early to bring the ball back, there was only bit time to

consolidate. Try and get possession of heard on the field and played

into the Scots hand-delivered there. Matsuda is congratulated for his

mistake by being substituted. I think he is solicitors well. I

wonder for these changes have taken some of the shape of the Japanese.

They have had some possession. One of those attacking raids was 26

phases long. The Scottish defence, especially their discipline, was

fantastic. Greig Laidlaw then on his 53rd cap. Set the target line,

border post. And Greig Laidlaw just assures Scotland into a little bit

more of a comfortable lead. He has made a huge difference. No, there

are some fans in the stadium... Mafi knocked it on. It'll be a scrum to

the Scots. And the Japanese just taking risks. Two and a half minutes

to go. They needed a short kick in the air or on the ground. Trying

possession back. There are only five minutes with model points in it and

we know how quickly the Japanese can strike. There will be an important

strand. The Scots will be looking to make it clustered in a tank at the

penalty. Peter Horne to the left, Hugh Jones, Maitland. Here's this is

the advantage of bringing on a brand-new front row. They can

dominate the opposition and that has been the key to this second-half.

Yes, smart rugby again and from Scotland. Just ball in, that was

never coming out of a scrum, earning themselves another penalty. Stuart

Hogg kicking in outlaws the 22. You would accept that all, looking for

another penalty. You have to say, this has been professional because

this is a game they could have lost. Terrible conditions. Players

dropping like flies and they have used what we knew they could use.

They have used Stuart Hogg 's boot. And they use that scrum. And now

Sean Lamont I think is coming onto pitch. Well, just of pet chair, Sean

Maitland is being uttered -- ushered off the field. He has scored 15

tries, the big Glasgow Warriors. Their years, Sean Lamont. A real

enthusiast. Scotland then just have to see this line-out through. Taken

by Richie Gray. It is a case of in this clock down. 20 seconds flat.

There is the clock, top left-hand corner. Penalty advantage. Fraser

Brown. Look at Peter Horne shouting through the phases. Laidlaw saying

no, keep it calm. There is the full-time alarm. And it is a penalty

anyway. It is another high tackle from Mafi. Here we are in Tokyo,

Doctor Weil is of the Japanese were going to poll off one of the great

wins in their history but this kid to such means that Scotland forward

from this tour with two victories. It was not perfect, maybe not that

beautiful but my goodness me, it was effective. The Japanese players are

destroyed. Yes, they gave themselves every opportunity but really the

Scottish defence, think that won them the game. As it from Tokyo. We

have seen a game of contrasts. Just the one try. A great win for

Scotland. Well, that was not the way it was

supposed to happen. Scotland won the match but by their fingertips. That

is the only good thing to take out the game which is a good thing. They

have really had to cut that out in the second half. They hardly had the

ball. The determination and effort. They have had a long season. And

they have put in probably one of the biggest shift in that second half.

There was a ten minute period where Japan were just battering away. It

is a great win. It is not a good performers. But we will take it and

we have one. If you're winning when you're not playing well, it is

picking up the wins when you are not playing welcome about as impressive

and important. Let's not kid ourselves, that was not a great

performance. You get games like that and you have to grind it out. In the

first half, they played more expansive. They made a few line

breaks in the second half. Great defence and great workrate by the

boys. The defence truly was sensational. I Japanese team with

the Emperor in the stadium, the highest ever home crowd for a

Japanese game, that defence was really desperate attacks. It was a

system that stayed intact. They all working from each other. The

intensity there. We did not see that in the first half actually. A big

difference happened with the changes. They went at half-time. The

whole front row changed and made a huge difference just with the energy

levels. That is just a gutsy, Getty performers. They deserved to win. An

attack wise, there was the thing there. But sometimes your defences

can win you the matches. The only try of the game was from Japan. It

is fairly early on in a match. Yet have a look at it. It was

sensational. This started from their own line. They have gone through

many phases. Mafi was outstanding throughout, maybe the best player on

the park. Great support from the openside. It is good skill

execution. The scrum-half goes in for the tricolour she gamely, you

played well. I think the girls as always Japan do not have the

strength in death. When they made the changes, there was a real

drop-off. They have a good first team. Clearly they do not have a

strength in depth. It's a chance for these trips away to Japan, playing

two matches, for the Carter to try out this squad. You are injured at

the moment. What will he have learned from last couple of games

question marquee knows he needs you back. I think Scotland are times

were bit panicky, and a bit of pressure. They stay composed and

Laidlaw to control really well and kicked his kicks. It is important

for Scotland to grind out a win like that. Japan were putting pressure on

them but they stayed in shape and stuff. I think in attack, they could

quite easily have forced it but they kept a cool head. End of the season,

two wins, go to the Beach and have they been allowed. Absolutely. We

troubled world ranking points. Getting these two wins is good.

Performance is not fantastic but it will take it. He Scottish team under

the Carter going the right decision -- right direction. A great win for

New Zealand. Australia is denied, look at that, a whitewash. Amazing.

History Natalie fantastic. My thanks to you both for joining me. It has

been a wonderful couple result of our performances. The season is over

on a high. We'll now join our network colleagues in Eastbourne for

the tennis. tennis player as well. How much

rivalry has there been between you? We are the same age, we are both

twins. She is a little bit down in the rankings now,