Japan

20 - 36

Full Time

Ireland

Latest Stats Head-to-Head Teams Table

Ireland vs Japan

Events

Commentary

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Match Information

Japan v Ireland

Nations Championship - Round 2

Sat 11th July 2026, 03:10am PDT

McDonald Jones Stadium

Andrea Piardi

Head to Head

Wins

Wins

Average Points scored

First try wins

67%

Home team wins

67%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

28-21

28-34

20-15

63-14

57-12

42-12

40-21

20-36

31-33

43-21

View Detail

Previous Results

Last 3 Meetings

Nations Championship

20 - 36

Full Time

+16 Autumn Nations Series +31

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Who will win?

0%%

Match Information

Japan v Ireland

Nations Championship - Round 2

Sat 11th July 2026, 03:10am PDT

McDonald Jones Stadium

Andrea Piardi

Points Flow Chart

Mins in lead

20%

% Of Game In Lead

69%

26%

Possession Last 10 min

74%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Byrne

80' 20-36

Stewart

79' 20-34

Era

20-29 77'

Byrne

70' 20-29

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

22m Entries

Attack Profile

Defence Profile

Last 5 Penalties

72'

75'

76'

77'

Ruck Speed

Rucks Won

Avg Ruck Speed

Key Players

Points

Takuro Matsunaga

Last Try

Tom Stewart

Carries

Jack Conan

Tackles Completed

Jack Cornelsen

Line Breaks

Jimmy O'Brien

Turnovers Won

Ben Gunter

Defenders Beaten

Stuart McCloskey

Successful Passes

Craig Casey

More Stats

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Live Updates

That's full time

80'

The second half ends

80'

Conversion

Harry Byrne's conversion attempt is successful

80'

Try

Tom Stewart goes over for a try

79'

Jack Cornelsen leaves the field and Takato Okabe comes on

79'

Who will win?

0%%

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Nations Championship

LIVE

Japan

Ireland

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Who will win?

0%%

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Nations Championship

Rankings

Form

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Who will win?

0%%

Teams

Players

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

HSBC SVNS returns to Cape Town this December!

Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.

Get your tickets now

Japan vs Ireland Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Ireland in Nations Championship Round 2 on Sat 11th July 2026 at McDonald Jones Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:10. In South Africa it’s at 12:10 SAST, 22:10 NZST in New Zealand, 20:10 AEST in Australia and 03:10 EST in the US.

Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan holds 12.

The two sides are separated by 9 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Ireland in position 3 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.

Japan vs Ireland Squads

The official squads for Japan vs Ireland will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.