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Ireland face off against Japan in Internationals on Sat 3rd July 2021 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST, 00:00 NZST in New Zealand, 22:00 AEST in Australia and 05:00 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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