Japan v Canada 
Internationals 
Fri 4th September 2026, 10:50pm PDT 
Denka Big Swan, Niigata 
Morgan White Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
Japan v Canada Internationals Fri 4th September 2026, 10:50pm PDT Denka Big Swan, Niigata Morgan White 
66' 69' 74' 78' 79' 
Mamoru Harada Mamoru Harada 
Lucas Rumball 
Kanji Shimokawa 
Inoke Burua 
Ben Gunter 
Takoda McMullin 
Jesse Kilgour Japan face off against Canada in Internationals on Fri 4th September 2026 at Denka Big Swan, Niigata. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:50. In South Africa it’s at 07:50 SAST, 17:50 NZST in New Zealand, 15:50 AEST in Australia and 22:50 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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