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Ireland Women face off against Japan Women in WXV Global Series Round 1 on Sun 27th September 2026 at Dexcom Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:45 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 13:45 SAST on SuperSport, 00:45 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 21:45 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 04:45 EST on Paramount+ in the US.
Ireland Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Ireland Women sits at 5 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan Women holds 11.
The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with Ireland Women in position 5 and Japan Women in position 11 as such Ireland Women are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ireland Women vs Japan Women 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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