Japan face off against Springboks in Rugby World Cup on Sun 20th October 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:15. In South Africa it’s at 12:15 SAST, 23:15 NZST in New Zealand, 21:15 AEST in Australia and 03:15 EST in the US.
Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Springboks sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Springboks in position 1 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Japan vs Springboks 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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