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Italy U20 v Japan U20 
World Rugby U20 Championship - Round 2 
Thu 2nd July 2026, 09:30am PDT 
Aia Arena 
Ru Campbell Last 5 Games
Last 2 Meetings
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Italy U20 v Japan U20 World Rugby U20 Championship - Round 2 Thu 2nd July 2026, 09:30am PDT Aia Arena Ru Campbell 
68' 70' 77' 77' 79' 
Takeru Niwa Takeru Niwa Akihiro Tsubone Giacomo Falchetto David Luisato Giacomo Falchetto Giacomo Falchetto Soshi Kataoka You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Italy U20 face off against Japan U20 in World Rugby U20 Championship Round 2 on Thu 2nd July 2026 at Aia Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 04:30 NZST in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.
Italy U20 won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Japan U20 in 3rd and Italy U20 in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Italy U20 vs Japan U20 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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