Japan face off against Russia in Rugby World Cup on Fri 20th September 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:45. In South Africa it’s at 12:45 SAST, 22:45 NZST in New Zealand, 20:45 AEST in Australia and 03:45 EST in the US.
Japan won the last encounter but Japan are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Japan sits at 12 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Russia holds 32.
The two sides are separated by 20 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Russia in position 32 as such Japan are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Japan vs Russia 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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