The tries put paid to any hopes of a repeat of Japan's 2015 World Cup win against the same opponents and brought to an end a fairytale four weeks for the hosts. Second-half tries from Faf de Klerk and Mapimpi plus Handre Pollard's 11 points put the Springboks out of reach. Japan could only take a Yu Tamura penalty from the man advantage, making the score 5-3 at half-time in Tokyo.
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