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Ireland v Japan 
Autumn Nations Series - Round 
Sat 8th November 2025, 04:40am PST 
Aviva Stadium 
Gianluca Gnecchi Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
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Ireland v Japan Autumn Nations Series - Round Sat 8th November 2025, 04:40am PST Aviva Stadium Gianluca Gnecchi 
Jack Crowley 
Tommy O'Brien 
Thomas Farrell 
Caelan Doris Tommy O'Brien Tommy O'Brien 
Yoshitaka Yazaki 
Naoto Saito The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.
Ireland face off against Japan in Autumn Nations Series Round 2 on Sat 8th November 2025 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:40. In South Africa it’s at 14:40 SAST, 01:40 NZST in New Zealand, 23:40 AEST in Australia and 04:40 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
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 Ireland in position 3 and Japan in position 12 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ireland 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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