{
  "id": 20119373,
  "title": "Rugby: Japan suffer heavy loss to England in Nations Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/rugby-japan-suffer-heavy-loss-to-england-in-nations-championship",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-15T05:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261115/p2g/00m/0sp/036000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan suffered a heavy defeat to England in the Nations Championship rugby match at Twickenham on Saturday, with the final score being 78-15. Winger Will Joseph was the standout performer for England, scoring five tries, which set a new national record for tries scored in a test match. England's co-captain, Naoto Saito, put his team ahead with a penalty in the 14th minute, extending the deficit to 13-3. Joseph scored his hat-trick just 20 minutes into the game and added another try, giving England a 37-3 lead in the 25th minute. Lock Warner Dearns opened the scoring for Japan with a try in the 37th minute after a strong stretch of attacking play from the team. Replacement prop Opeti Helu scored Japan's second try in the 48th minute. England's co-captain, Eddie Jones, acknowledged the challenge posed by the red card given to Harry Hocking in the opening minute for a dangerous tackle, which was later upgraded to a 20-minute red card. Jones commented that despite having good intentions and a well-prepared team, they struggled to recover from the early setback and were unable to establish a foothold in the match. The result leaves Japan with one win and four losses in the 12-team competition, while England's record improved to 4-1. Japan will face Scotland at Murrayfield on November 21.",
  "summary": "LONDON (Kyodo) -- Japan went down 78-15 to a dominant England in Nations Championship rugby at Twickenham on Saturday, with winger Will Joseph scoring",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/tuchel-to-remind-england-of-anti-racism-protocols-before-spain-game",
        "published": "2026-11-14T09:13:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "How to watch England vs Japan: FREE live streams, TV channels and kick-off time for Nations Championship 2026 game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/how-to-watch-england-vs-japan-free-live-streams-tv-channels-and-kick",
        "published": "2026-11-14T13:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Will Joseph plays starring role as England hammers Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/will-joseph-plays-starring-role-as-england-hammers-japan",
        "published": "2026-11-14T23:42:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}