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France face off against Japan in Rugby World Cup Round 2 on Sat 9th October 2027 at Suncorp Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 09:45. In South Africa it’s at 10:45 SAST, 21:45 NZST in New Zealand, 19:45 AEST in Australia and 01:45 EST in the US.
France won the last encounter but France are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, France sits at 4 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan holds 11.
The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with France in position 4 and Japan in position 11 as such France are favourites on paper.
The official squads for France 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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