Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland Women v Japan Women 
Women's Internationals 
Sat 3rd October 2026, 06:00am PDT 
Virgin Media Park 
Clara Munarini Last 5 Games
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland Women v Japan Women Women's Internationals Sat 3rd October 2026, 06:00am PDT Virgin Media Park Clara Munarini 
71' 76' 78' 81' 82' 
Beibhinn Parsons 
Sophie Barrett 
Anna McGann 
Sakurako Korai Beibhinn Parsons 
Erin King Beibhinn Parsons 
Moe Tsukui Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Ireland Women face off against Japan Women in Women's Internationals Round 1 on Sat 3rd October 2026 at Virgin Media Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 02:00 NZST in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST in Australia and 06:00 EST in the US.
Ireland Women won the last encounter but Ireland Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Ireland Women sits at 5 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan Women holds 13.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Ireland Women in position 5 and Japan Women in position 13 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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