Japan v Canada 
Pacific Nations Cup - Round 2 
Sat 30th August 2025, 01:00am PDT 
Yurtec Stadium 
Paul Williams Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
Japan v Canada Pacific Nations Cup - Round 2 Sat 30th August 2025, 01:00am PDT Yurtec Stadium Paul Williams 
67' 75' 77' 80' 80' 
Seungsin Lee 
Kippei Ishida Kippei Ishida 
Lucas Rumball Kippei Ishida 
Ben Gunter 
Warner Dearns 
Shinobu Fujiwara Japan face off against Canada in Pacific Nations Cup Round 2 on Sat 30th August 2025 at Yurtec Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 09:00. In South Africa it’s at 10:00 SAST, 20:00 NZST in New Zealand, 18:00 AEST in Australia and 01:00 EST in the US.
Japan won the last encounter but Japan are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Japan sits at 9 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Canada holds 22.
The two sides are separated by 13 places in the rankings with Japan in position 9 and Canada in position 22 as such Japan are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Japan vs Canada will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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