Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Rugby World Cup in Japan as the hosts secured a third straight win against Samoa on Saturday.
Kotaro Matsushima crossed with the final action of the match to earn Japan a bonus point as they climbed to the top of Pool A with a battling 38-19 victory.
The Brave Blossoms claimed a shock victory over Pool A favourites Ireland last time out, but Samoa put up a good fight in Toyota City and looked like denying their opponents the maximum haul until Matsushima touched down with the clock having passed 80 minutes.
Earlier on Saturday, England became the first team to reach the quarter-finals as they beat 14-man Argentina 39-10 at Tokyo Stadium.
Australia also put the pressure back on Wales in Pool D as they shook off two yellow cards to beat minnows Uruguay 45-10.
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Rugby World Cup fixtures and results
| Sept 20 | Japan 30-10 Russia | Pool A, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 21 | Australia 39-21 Fiji | Pool D, Sapporo | Report |
| Sept 21 | France 23-21 Argentina | Pool C, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 21 | New Zealand 23-13 South Africa | Pool B, Yokohama | Report |
| Sept 22 | Italy 47-22 Namibia | Pool B, Osaka | Report |
| Sept 22 | Ireland 27-3 Scotland | Pool A, Yokohama | Report |
| Sept 22 | England 35-3 Tonga | Pool C, Sapporo | Report |
| Sept 23 | Wales 43-14 Georgia | Pool D, Toyota City | Report |
| Sept 24 | Russia 9-34 Samoa | Pool A, Kumagaya | Report |
| Sept 25 | Fiji 27-30 Uruguay | Pool D, Kamaishi | Report |
| Sept 26 | Italy 48-7 Canada | Pool B, Fukuoka | Report |
| Sept 26 | England 45-7 USA | Pool C, Kobe | Report |
| Sept 28 | Argentina 28-12 Tonga | Pool C, Higashiosaka | Report |
| Sept 28 | Japan 19-2 Ireland | Pool A, Shizuoka | Report |
| Sept 28 | South Africa 53-7 Namibia | Pool B, Toyota City | Report |
| Sept 29 | Georgia 33-7 Uruguay | Pool D, Kumagaya | Report |
| Sept 29 | Australia 25-29 Wales | Pool D, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 30 | Scotland 34-0 Samoa | Pool A, Kobe | Report |
| Oct 2 | France 33-9 USA | Pool C, Fukuoka | Report |
| Oct 2 | New Zealand 63-0 Canada | Pool B, Oita | Report |
| Oct 3 | Georgia 10-45 Fiji | Pool D, Higashiosaka | Report |
| Oct 3 | Ireland 35-0 Russia | Pool A, Kobe | Report |
| Oct 4 | South Africa 49-3 Italy | Pool B, Shizuoka | Report |
| Oct 5 | Australia 45-10 Uruguay | Pool D, Oita | Report |
| Oct 5 | England 39-10 Argentina | Pool C, Tokyo | Report |
| Oct 5 | Japan 38-19 Samoa | Pool A, Toyota City | Report |
| Oct 6 | New Zealand vs Namibia | Pool B, Tokyo | 5.45am |
| Oct 6 | France vs Tonga | Pool C, Kumamoto | 8.45am |
| Oct 8 | South Africa vs Canada | Pool B, Kobe | 11.15am |
| Oct 9 | Argentina vs USA | Pool C, Kumagaya | 5.45am |
| Oct 9 | Scotland vs Russia | Pool A, Shizuoka | 8.15am |
| Oct 9 | Wales vs Fiji | Pool D, Oita | 10.45am |
| Oct 11 | Australia vs Georgia | Pool D, Shizuoka | 11.15am |
| Oct 12 | New Zealand vs Italy | Pool B, Toyota City | 5.45am |
| Oct 12 | England vs France | Pool C, Yokohama | 9.15am |
| Oct 12 | Ireland vs Samoa | Pool A, Fukuoka | 11.45am |
| Oct 13 | Namibia vs Canada | Pool B, Kamaishi | 4.15am |
| Oct 13 | USA vs Tonga | Pool C, Higashiosaka | 6.45am |
| Oct 13 | Wales vs Uruguay | Pool D, Kumamoto | 9.15am |
| Oct 13 | Japan vs Scotland | Pool A, Yokohama | 11.45am |
| Oct 19 | Winner C v Runner Up D | QF 1, Oita | 8.15am |
| Oct 19 | Winner B v Runner Up A | QF 2, Tokyo | 11.15am |
| Oct 20 | Winner D v Runner Up C | QF 3, Oita | 4.15am |
| Oct 20 | Winner A v Runner Up B | QF 4, Tokyo | 11.15am |
| Oct 26 | Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2 | SF 1, Yokohama | 9am |
| Oct 27 | Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4 | SF 2, Yokohama | 9am |
| Nov 1 | Loser SF 1 v Loser SF 2 | Third place play-off, Tokyo | 9am |
| Nov 2 | Final | Yokohama | 9am |
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