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England face off against Japan in Friendlies Round 5 on Thu 12th November 2026 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 00:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 13:00 NZST in New Zealand, 11:00 AEST in Australia and 16:00 EST in the US.
England won the last encounter but England are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, England sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 9 places in the rankings with England in position 3 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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