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Ireland face off against Japan in Internationals on Sat 8th November 2025 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:40 and is broadcast on TNT Sports, Discovery+. In South Africa it’s at 14:40 SAST on SuperSport, 00:40 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 22:40 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 07:40 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 13.
The two sides are separated by 10 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 3 and Japan in position 13 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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