Ireland secure a bonus-point victory over Japan in Newcastle, New South Wales, keeping their perfect start in the Nations Championship. Several sources report Ireland make nine changes from their previous narrow win against Australia, with Tadhg Beirne captaining for the first time and Ronan Kelleher reaching a half-century of caps. Sean Jansen plays on an international debut and scores a try as Ireland face a spirited Japan. Despite the rotation, Ireland manage to wear down Japan and reach the required margin and scoring to claim their second consecutive bonus-point win from two matches. Across the reports, the match is characterized by Japan’s competitiveness against a much-changed Ireland side, but Ireland ultimately control the contest enough to take the two points associated with a bonus win and the overall victory. The result leaves Ireland with maximum points in the competition after two rounds.