Scotland U20 vs Japan U20 Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Scotland U20 face off against Japan U20 in World Rugby U20 Championship Round 3 on Tue 7th July 2026 at AIA Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:30 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 13:30 SAST on SuperSport, 23:30 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 21:30 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 04:30 EST on Paramount+ in the US.
Scotland U20 won the last encounter but Scotland U20 are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Table Standings
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Japan U20 in 2nd and Scotland U20 in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.
Scotland U20 vs Japan U20 Squads
The official squads for Scotland 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.
Live Updates
Jake Dalziel has kicked a conversion.
An interception by Jake Dalziel allows them to race away to score.
Yuki Kobayashi kicks the penalty.
A series of passes by Scotland U20 results in a try for Alex Bryden
The Japan U20 supporters go wild as Yuki Kobayashi successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Japan U20 leads to a try for Isa Fukada
The touch judges raise their flags as Yuki Kobayashi kicks the conversion.
Shinnosuke Uchida scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Jamie Stewart dots the ball down from close range.
Ollie Blyth-Lafferty (Scotland U20) is shown a yellow card
The Japan U20 maul pushes over the tryline as Sota Miura scores.
Jake Dalziel does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pressure has finally told as Joe Roberts scores from close range.
The touch judges raise their flags as Yuki Kobayashi kicks the penalty goal.
Yuki Kobayashi makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Japan U20 are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Koshi Tsumura picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
A wonderful passing move by Scotland U20 is finished off by Ollie Blyth-Lafferty
Jake Dalziel converts the try.
A series of passes by Scotland U20 results in a try for Dan Kelly
Jake Dalziel has kicked a conversion.
Scotland U20 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Matthew Fick touching down.