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Parsons becomes record try scorer as Ireland beat Japan

Ireland secured a victory against Japan as Parsons set a new try-scoring record. The Irish starting lineup featured Flood, Parsons, McGann, Higgins, Elmes Kinlan, O'Brien, Reilly, O'Dowd, Jones, Cahill, Wall, Tuite-O'Sullivan, Hogan, team captain King, and Adams Verling, with substitutes Buttimer, McGrath, Djougang, Clohessy, Moore, Lane, Dalton, and Gallagher available.

Japan deployed a starting XV comprising Nishi, S Nishimura, Kataoka, Furuta, Imakugi, Harada, captain Tsukui, Komaki, Nagaoka, Kitano, Kawamura, Sato, Asari, Korai, and Nduka, supported by replacements Nagata, Yoshida, Fuji, Yoshimura, M Nishimura, Seo, Yamamoto, and Havili Kagawa.

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