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SAM v JPN

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Tuesday 08 September, 2015
  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    TAKE A BOW: Japan players bow in appreciation of the support from their fans during their victory over Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    HIDE AND SEEK: Fumiaki Tanaka of Japan tries to take the ball from Kahn Fotuali'i as the Samoa player hides it behind his back
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    LOSE HEAD PROP: Japan's prop Keita Inagaki is grabbed by the throat in a high tackle buy a Samoa player as Luke Thompson moves in with support
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    WE NEED SAMOA POINTS: Paul Perez slides over the line to score his side's try but it still leaves them trailing well behind Japan
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Paul Perez of Samoa is tackled by Akihito Yamada of Japan during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Samoa and Japan at Stadium mk on October 3, 2015 in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    CAUSE FOR CONCERN: Medical staff administer treatment to Akihito Yamada on the pitch after the Japan player suffers an injury
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    CARRIED OFF: The match is over for Yamada as he is taken to the dressing room on a stretcher
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    BENDING OVER BACKWARDS: Ken Pisi tries hard for Samoa but he is forced off balance by Ryu Koliniasi Holani's tackle
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    GENERATION GAME: Fans of all ages are attending matches during the Rugby World Cup and this toddler has come a long way to support Japan
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    IN A GOOD PLACE: Ayumu Goromaru fires over a penalty kick to stretch Japan's lead over Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    HAUL OF A BATTLE: Japan's Harumichi Tatekawa hangs on grimly to the ball as he is tackled by Sakaria Taulafo
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    BLOSSOM ALL, THE LONG AND THE SHORT AND THE TALL: A Japan supporter takes his little girl for a walk along the pitch perimeter wall at half-time during the match against Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Kensuke Hatakeyama of Japan celebrates the try scored by Akihito Yamada during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Samoa and Japan at Stadium mk on October 3, 2015 in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    JAPANEASY: Akihito Yamada is in the clear as he dives over the line to score his team's second try
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    BAND OF THE RISING STUN: Japan players surround Akihito Yamada after his try against Samoa creates another rugby upset
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    JUGGLER: Ayumu Goromaru of Japan prepares to kick at goal in the match against Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Tusi Pisi of Samoa drives on during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Samoa and Japan at Stadium mk on October 3, 2015 in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    OFF YOU GO: Referee Craig Joubert shows the yellow card to Samoa prop Sakaria Taulafo
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    KOT YOU: Japan wing Kotaro Matsushima's hopes of a breakaway end as Paul Perez dives to bring him down
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    TAKE A WALK: Referee Craig Joubert shows the yellow card to Faifili Levave of Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    TRY TIME: Craig Joubert awards Japan a penalty try after Samoa collapse a scrum during the match at Stadium MK
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    COUNTED OUT: Ayumu Goromaru of Japan dives to get the ball on the ground for what he thinks is a try but the referee disallows the score because of an earlier forward pass
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: In this handout photograph provided by World Rugby, the Samoa team perform the Siva Tau during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Samoa and Japan at Stadium mk on October 3, 2015 in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. (Photo by Handout/Richard Heathcote - World Rugby via Getty Images)
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    OPENING GAMBIT: Ayumu Goromaru of Japan kicks the first penalty goal during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Samoa and Japan at Stadiummk
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    ALL HE KAHN DO: Samoa's Kahn Fotuali'i manages to offload as a Japan defender dives in to tackle.
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    OFF AND RUNNING: Akihito Yamada of Japan makes a break as a teammate leaps over a stranded Samoa defender
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    SUFFERING SAMOAN: Alesana Tuilagi is sent tumbling to the turf by Japan centre Harumichi Tatekawa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    KOSEI CORNERED: Samoa's Tusi Pisi (l) and Kahn Fotuali'i close in to trap Japan's Kosei Ono
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    CHALLENGE: Samoa players perform the Siva Tau on the pitch before taking on Japan in a Pool B match
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    YOU WINCE SOME: Samoa's Alesana Tuilagi grimaces as a Japan opponent hauls him to the ground
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    IN THE LINE OF FIRE: The Samoa and Japan teams walk out past fireworks and on to the Stadium MK pitch for their Pool B match
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    INFLATED SENSE OF THE OCCASION: A couple of rugby fans supporting Japan arrive for the match against Samoa wearing blow-up sumo wrestler suits
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    RED HOT SPOT: Japan supporters are festooned with flags and banners as they make their way to the stadium to watch their heroes in action against Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    A BODY TO TRY FOR: A Japan supporter has his country's rugby colours painted on his body – he will hoping the paint dries before kick-off against Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    IT'S OK - WE WILL WIN: An unhappy-looking young Japan fan is given encouragement by his father before the clash with Samoa
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  • Samoa v Japan - Group B: Rugby World Cup 2015

    HAIR-RAISING: A Japan fan wears a wig in his country's colours to watch the match against Samoa at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes
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  • Japan Captain's run: Rugby World Cup 2015

    BALANCING ACT: Japan prop Keita Inagaki (r) discusses at the captain's run what he and his teammates have to do against Samoa to retain home of qualifying for the quarter-finals
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