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Japan face off against France in Friendlies Round 3 on Fri 17th July 2026 at MUFG Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 01:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 12:00 NZST in New Zealand, 10:00 AEST in Australia and 17:00 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 Japan in position 11 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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