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England face off against Japan in Nations Championship Round 5 on Sat 14th November 2026 at Allianz Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:40 and is broadcast on ITV. In South Africa it’s at 18:40 SAST on SuperSport, 05:40 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 03:40 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 08:40 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
England won the last encounter but Japan are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, England sits at 5 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with England in position 5 and Japan in position 12 as such England are favourites on paper.
The official squads for England vs Japan 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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