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    • Standard blarer: There could have been no flagging by the owner of this house in Whanganui when it came to painting and putting up the emblems of competing nations
    • Hit for 6: Adam Kleeberger crashes in to Sione Talikavili Vatuvei to stop the Japan player from reaching the line
    • Phil flight: Fleetfooted Phil MacKenzie evades a tackle from Shaun Webb as he heads to the line to score Canada's second try
    • Endo, the line: Kosuke Endo of Japan goes past the challenge from grounded Jebb Sinclair  to score his team's second try
    • Switch in time: Ryan Nicholas of Japan makes a pass as Canadian players close in to tackle
    • Red red Robins: Bryce Robins of Japan heads for the line after exposing the Canada defence
    • Passing place: Ed Fairhurst of Canada releases the ball out from a ruck in the match against Japan
    • Luke, everybody: Fans watch closely as Luke Thompson of Japan leaps to collect a lineout ball
    • Le Japonais Alisi Tupuailai aux prises avec Ryan Smith qui ne le lâche pas d'une semelle.
    • Fast worker: Alisi Tupuailai of Japan breaks through the tackles from Ryan Smith and Adam Kleeberger of Canada
    • Japan easy: Japan players gesture to referee Jonathan Kaplan as teammate Shota Horie scores a try
    • Canada try: Dth Van Der Merwe races towards the line to score his country's opening try against Japan in Napier
    • Canada's players proudly display their Tackle Doping t-shirts
    • Caught in the Webb: Tonga's Villami Ma'afu has no chance of escaping from the grip of Japan's Shaun Webb
    • No holds barred: Joseph Tuineau manages to grab a firm grip of Japan's Nozomu Fujita
    • Piling in: Japan players leap on top of Alisi Tupuailai after goes over the line to rack up his team's third try
    • Fet of strength: Fetu'u Vainikolo of Tonga charges forward to score a try
    • Salute: Sione Kalamafoni raises his arm to acclaim Fetu'u Vainikolo's try for Tonga
    • Touch of class: Michael Leitch goes over the line to score Japan's second try in a pulsating match against Tonga
    • Flyin' Ryan: Ryan Nicholas is lifted off the ground just as he makes a pass for Japan against Tonga
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