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27 Sep 2026, 8:15
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Italy Women vs Japan Women - Match Stats
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Top Stats:
Carries
Line Breaks
Tackles Completed
Turnovers Lost
Turnovers Won
Attack:
Carries
Kicks
Passes
Metres Carried
Line Breaks
Offloads
Defenders Beaten
Try Assists
Tries
Turnovers Lost
Carries Per Minute
Defence:
Tackles Made
Tackles Missed
Tackles Completed
Dominant Tackles
Turnovers Won
Ruck Turnovers
Lineouts Won
Total Tackles Per Minute
Discipline:
Red Cards
Yellow Cards
Penalties Conceded
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All
Italy Women
Japan Women
1
Francesca Sgorbini
15
2
Nami Asari
14
3
Alissa Ranuccini
12
4
Masami Kawamura
12
5
Silvia Turani
11
6
Alessia Pilani
11
7
Sara Mannini
10
8
Vittoria Vecchini
10
9
Giordana Duca
10
10
Jennifer Nduka
9
11
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
8
12
Alyssa D'Inca
8
13
Juka Fuji
8
14
Alessandra Frangipani
7
15
Natascia Aggio
7
16
Maiko Nishi
7
17
Hinata Komaki
7
18
Francesca Granzotto
6
19
Sora Nishimura
6
20
Nami Yoshida
6
21
Aura Muzzo
5
22
Emma Stevanin
5
23
Margherita Tonellotto
5
24
Asuka Kuge
5
25
Sakurako Korai
5
26
Moe Nagaoka
5
27
Sofia Stefan
4
28
Chiara Cheli
4
29
Wako Kitano
4
30
Otoka Yoshimura
4
31
Uta Kataoka
4
32
Vittoria Zanette
3
33
Laura Foscato
3
34
Mana Furuta
3
35
Komachi Imakugi
3
36
Yuna Sato
3
37
Giulia Cavina
2
38
Haruka Hirotsu
2
39
Sawa Harada
2
40
Mele Yua Havili Kagawa
2
41
Kanna Hayashi
2
42
Beatrice Veronese
1
43
Alia Bitonci
1
44
Moe Tsukui
1
45
Anan Seo
1
Carries ![Carries]()
1
Francesca Sgorbini
15
2
Nami Asari
14
3
Alissa Ranuccini
12
Line Breaks ![Line Breaks]()
1
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
2
2
Aura Muzzo
2
3
Alyssa D'Inca
1
Tackles Completed ![Tackles Completed]()
1
Nami Asari
18
2
Margherita Tonellotto
17
3
Masami Kawamura
17
Turnovers Lost ![Turnovers Lost]()
1
Francesca Sgorbini
3
2
Sawa Harada
3
3
Giulia Cavina
2
Turnovers Won ![Turnovers Won]()
1
Yuna Sato
2
2
Alyssa D'Inca
1
3
Sara Mannini
1
Dominant Tackles ![Dominant Tackles]()
1
Sakurako Korai
3
2
Vittoria Zanette
1
3
Margherita Tonellotto
1
![Italy Women]()
Match Summary ![Japan Women]()
0
Penalty Goals
0
9
Tries
3
5
Conversions
3
0
Drop Goals
0
148
Carries
115
9
Line Breaks
3
11
Turnovers Lost
9
7
Turnovers Won
4
Territory
20%
22%
27%
31%
60%
Territory
40%
Possession
3%
18%
43%
37%
10%
32%
30%
28%
43%
Possession Last 10 min
57%
54%
Possession
46%
![Italy Women]()
Set Plays ![Japan Women]()
7
Scrums
7
100%
Scrum Win %
100%
19
Lineout
7
74%
Lineout Win %
57%
10
Restarts Received
4
70%
Restarts Received Win %
100%
![Italy Women]()
Attack ![Japan Women]()
179
Passes
189
148
Ball Carries
115
382m
Post Contact Metres
270m
9
Line Breaks
3
![Italy Women]()
Turnovers ![Japan Women]()
7
Turnovers Won
4
11
Turnovers Lost
9
![Italy Women]()
Penalties ![Japan Women]()
5
Penalties Conceded
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
![Italy Women]()
Defence ![Japan Women]()
153
Tackles Made
188
7
Tackles Missed
26
96%
Tackle Completion %
88%
![Italy Women]()
Kicks ![Japan Women]()
17
Total Kicks
16
1:10.5
Kick To Pass Ratio
1:11.8
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