The second match in Narbonne on Sunday featured Australia U20 against Japan U20 with both teams looking for a win following opening day losses in Pool A.

Australia ran out winners by eight tries to three with Semisi Tupou, Mack Hansen, Michael Wood, Efi Maafu, Matthew McTaggart and Tate McDermott all crossing before replacement Ryan Lonergan bagged a late brace.

Japan responded with tries from Kyohei Yamasawa, Kai Yamamoto and replacement Sioeli Vakalahi.

Australia		Japan
Mackenzie Hansen	15	Kyohei Yamasawa
Isaiah Latu	14	Halatoa Vailea
Semisi Tupou	13	Siosaia Fifita
Isaac Lucas	12	Yuto Mori
Matthew McTaggart	11	Yu Saruta
Bayley Kuenzle	10	Hiroto Mamada
Tate McDermott	9	Shinobu Fujiwara
Harry Hoopert	1	Gakuto Ishida
Efi Maafu	2	Miyu Arai
Thomas Ross	3	Rento Tsukayama
Michael Wood	4	Kanji Shimokawa
Angus Blyth	5	Ryuga Hashimoto
Esei Ha’angana	6	Kai Yamamoto
Fraser McReight	7	Hisanobu Okayama
Patrick Tafa	8	Asipeli Moala
Sama Malolo	16	Yuichiro Taniguchi
George Francis	17	Yusuke Yamada
Laurence Tominiko	18	Shohei Oyama
Josh Kemeny	19	Katsuto Kubo
Rory Suttor	20	Shota Fukui
Ryan Lonergan	21	Atora Hondo
Will Harrison	22	Itsuki Kodama
Lawson Creighton	23	Sioeli Vakalahi

The result leaves Pool A as follows:

TEAM	P	W	PD	BP	PTS
NEW ZEALAND	2	2	99	2	10
AUSTRALIA	2	1	30	2	6
WALES	2	1	(27)	0	4
JAPAN	2	0	(102)	0	0

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Photo credit – Beth Cregan.