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Last 4 Meetings
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Japan face off against Samoa in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 2nd October 2027 at McDonald Jones Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 02:15. In South Africa it’s at 03:15 SAST, 14:15 NZST in New Zealand, 12:15 AEST in Australia and 18:15 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 9 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Samoa holds 20.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Japan in position 9 and Samoa in position 20 as such Japan are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Japan vs Samoa 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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