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Italy Women v Japan Women 
WXV Global Series - Round 
Sat 19th September 2026, 05:30am PDT 
Stadio Omero Tognon, Fontanafredda 
Zoe Naude Last 5 Games
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Italy Women v Japan Women WXV Global Series - Round Sat 19th September 2026, 05:30am PDT Stadio Omero Tognon, Fontanafredda Zoe Naude 
67' 68' 73' 74' 79' 
Aura Muzzo Aura Muzzo 
Francesca Sgorbini 
Masami Kawamura 
Alyssa D'Inca 
Yuna Sato 
Nami Asari 
Moe Tsukui 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 Women face off against Japan Women in WXV Global Series Round 2 on Sat 19th September 2026 at Stadio Omero Tognon, Fontanafredda. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:30. In South Africa it’s at 14:30 SAST, 00:30 NZST in New Zealand, 22:30 AEST in Australia and 05:30 EST in the US.
Italy Women won the last encounter but Italy Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with Italy Women in position 8 and Japan Women in position 12, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Italy 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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