Japan

27 - 10

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Italy

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Japan v Italy

Nations Championship - Round 1

Sat 4th July 2026, 01:40am PDT

Chichibunomiya

Nic Berry

Head to Head

Wins

Wins

Average Points scored

First try wins

50%

Home team wins

50%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

20-15

63-14

57-12

56-17

32-35

57-10

47-17

27-10

31-17

23-18

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Previous Results

Last 2 Meetings

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Match Information

Japan v Italy

Nations Championship - Round 1

Sat 4th July 2026, 01:40am PDT

Chichibunomiya

Nic Berry

Points Flow Chart

Mins in lead

80%

% Of Game In Lead

63%

Possession Last 10 min

37%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Matsunaga

27-10 66'

Matsunaga

24-10 47'

Gunter

22-10 46'

Half Time

Garbisi

43' 17-10

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.4

22m Entries

Attack Profile

Defence Profile

Last 5 Penalties

56'

58'

65'

67'

77'

Key Players

Points

Takuro Matsunaga

Last Try

Ben Gunter

Carries

Lorenzo Cannone

Tackles Completed

Lorenzo Cannone

Line Breaks

Juan Ignacio Brex

Turnovers Won

Kippei Ishida

Defenders Beaten

Ryunosuke Ito

Successful Passes

Naoto Saito

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The second half ends

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Itsuki Kamimura comes on and Naoto Saito comes off

74'

Drop Goal

Naoto Saito has just missed a drop goal

71'

Niccolo Cannone is replaced by Riccardo Favretto

66'

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Japan vs Italy Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Italy in Nations Championship Round 1 on Sat 4th July 2026 at Chichibunomiya. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 09:40. In South Africa it’s at 10:40 SAST, 20:40 NZST in New Zealand, 18:40 AEST in Australia and 01:40 EST in the US.

Japan won the last encounter but Japan are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the rankings with Japan in position 9 and Italy in position 12, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Japan vs Italy Squads

The official squads for Japan vs Italy will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.