Last-gasp penalty sees Canada draw with Japan

Canada fans cheer before their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Japan at McLean Park in...
Canada fans cheer before their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Japan at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Japan fans pose for a picture before their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Canada at McLean...
Japan fans pose for a picture before their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Canada at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Chauncey O'Toole (right) tackles Japan captain Takashi Kikutani during their Rugby World...
Canada's Chauncey O'Toole (right) tackles Japan captain Takashi Kikutani during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Ryan Smith (left) tackles Japan's Alisi Tupuailai during their Rugby World Cup Pool A...
Canada's Ryan Smith (left) tackles Japan's Alisi Tupuailai during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Ryan Smith (centre) tackles Japan's Alisi Tupuailai (right) during their Rugby World Cup...
Canada's Ryan Smith (centre) tackles Japan's Alisi Tupuailai (right) during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's DTH van der Merwe heads for a try during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against...
Canada's DTH van der Merwe heads for a try during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Japan at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada and Japan players contest a scrum during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park...
Canada and Japan players contest a scrum during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Ryan Smith (right) tackles Japan's Alisi Tupuailai (C) during their Rugby World Cup Pool...
Canada's Ryan Smith (right) tackles Japan's Alisi Tupuailai (C) during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Jason Marshall tackle Japan's Alisi Tupuailai (right) during their Rugby World Cup Pool...
Canada's Jason Marshall tackle Japan's Alisi Tupuailai (right) during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Ander Monro (10) attempts to tackle Japan's Kosuke Endo (left) during their Rugby World...
Canada's Ander Monro (10) attempts to tackle Japan's Kosuke Endo (left) during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Japan captain Takashi Kikutani (second from left) celebrates his team's try during their Rugby...
Japan captain Takashi Kikutani (second from left) celebrates his team's try during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Canada at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Chauncey O'Toole (front) and Japan's Shota Horie (centre) fight for control of the ball...
Canada's Chauncey O'Toole (front) and Japan's Shota Horie (centre) fight for control of the ball during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's James Pritchard (R) collides with Japan's Ryan Nicholas and injures himself during their...
Canada's James Pritchard (R) collides with Japan's Ryan Nicholas and injures himself during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's James Pritchard receives medical assistance after colliding with Japan's Ryan Nicholas...
Canada's James Pritchard receives medical assistance after colliding with Japan's Ryan Nicholas during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Japan's Sione Talikavili Vatuvei (left) tackles Canada's Jamie Cudmore during their Rugby World...
Japan's Sione Talikavili Vatuvei (left) tackles Canada's Jamie Cudmore during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Japan's Ryan Nicholas (right) tackles Canada's DTH van der Merwe during their Rugby World Cup...
Japan's Ryan Nicholas (right) tackles Canada's DTH van der Merwe during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Canada's Jebb Sinclair (bottom) pushes Japan's Hirotoki Onozawa out of touch during their Rugby...
Canada's Jebb Sinclair (bottom) pushes Japan's Hirotoki Onozawa out of touch during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.
Japan's Luke Thompson (right) attempts to smother a kick by Canada's Ander Monro during their...
Japan's Luke Thompson (right) attempts to smother a kick by Canada's Ander Monro during their Rugby World Cup Pool A match at McLean Park in Napier. Photo by Reuters.

Flyhalf Ander Monro slotted a 79th-mintue penalty as Canada overcame an eight-point deficit with less than eight minutes remaining to snatch a 23-23 draw with Japan in their rugby World Cup Pool match at McLean Park.

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