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Japan v Ireland 
Nations Championship - Round 2 
Sat 11th July 2026, 03:10am PDT 
McDonald Jones Stadium 
Andrea Piardi Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
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.
Japan v Ireland Nations Championship - Round 2 Sat 11th July 2026, 03:10am PDT McDonald Jones Stadium Andrea Piardi 
72' 75' 76' 76' 77' 
Takuro Matsunaga 
Tom Stewart 
Jack Conan 
Jack Cornelsen 
Jimmy O'Brien 
Ben Gunter 
Stuart McCloskey 
Craig Casey 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.
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.
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.
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.
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