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Japan face off against France in Internationals on Fri 8th July 2022 at Japan National Stadium. 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.
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 12.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and France in position 4 as such France are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Japan vs France 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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