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Match Information

South Africa v Japan South Africa v Japan
Internationals Internationals
Sat 1st November 2025, 09:10am PDT Sat 1st November 2025, 09:10am PDT
Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium
Eoghan Cross Eoghan Cross

Head to Head

South Africa
Wins
1
Japan
Wins
0

Average Points scored

61
7
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
100%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Italy
7-66
South Africa
Australia
42-38
South Africa
South Africa
43-28
New Zealand
South Africa
29-24
New Zealand
South Africa
33-26
New Zealand
Wales
28-21
Japan
Japan
28-34
Fiji
Japan
20-15
Fiji
Japan
63-14
USA
Japan
57-12
Canada
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Previous Results

Last 1 Meeting

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

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Who will win?

South Africa
0%%
Japan
0%%

Match Information

South Africa v Japan South Africa v Japan
Internationals Internationals
Sat 1st November 2025, 09:10am PDT Sat 1st November 2025, 09:10am PDT
Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium
Eoghan Cross Eoghan Cross

Points Flow Chart

South Africa Japan
South Africa Japan
79
Mins in lead
0
94%
% Of Game In Lead
0%
54%
Possession Last 10 min
46%
7
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Libbok
61-7 79'
Kriel
59-7 78'
Libbok
54-7 67'
Arendse
52-7 66'
Libbok
47-7 63'
Esterhuizen
45-7 62'
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22m Entries

South Africa Japan
Avg. Points Scored
3.6
22m Entries
17
Avg. Points Scored
1.2
22m Entries
6

Attack Profile

South Africa
Japan
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Defence Profile

South Africa
Japan
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Last 5 Penalties

South Africa 66'
South Africa 69'
Japan 73'
South Africa 80'
South Africa 80'

Ruck Speed

South Africa Japan
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
South Africa
%
0-3 Secs
Japan
%
0-3 Secs
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16
Points
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
South Africa Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
1
Last Try
Jesse Kriel
South Africa Jesse Kriel
17
Carries
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
South Africa Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
21
Tackles Completed
Lood de Jager
South Africa Lood de Jager
4
Line Breaks
Kurt-Lee Arendse
South Africa Kurt-Lee Arendse
2
Turnovers Won
Malcolm Marx
South Africa Malcolm Marx
8
Defenders Beaten
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
South Africa Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
51
Successful Passes
Shinobu Fujiwara
Japan Shinobu Fujiwara

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Live Updates

That's full time
80+2'
The second half ends
80'
Keijiro Tamefusa comes on and Shuhei Takeuchi comes off
79'
Conversion
Another two points for South Africa thanks to Manie Libbok's conversion
79'
Try
Jesse Kriel has scored a try
78'
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Who will win?

South Africa
0%%
Japan
0%%

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Internationals

Internationals

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South Africa
Japan

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Who will win?

South Africa
0%%
Japan
0%%

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Internationals

Internationals

Rankings
Form

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Who will win?

South Africa
0%%
Japan
0%%
Teams
Players

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026

The full list is here! RugbyPass has ranked the 50 best women’s rugby players in the world for 2026. See who made the Top 50 and who claimed the No.1 spot.

Springboks vs Japan Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Springboks face off against Japan in Internationals Round 1 on Sat 1st November 2025 at Wembley Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:10. In South Africa it’s at 18:10 SAST, 05:10 NZST in New Zealand, 03:10 AEST in Australia and 09:10 EST in the US.

Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

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 Springboks in position 1 and Japan in position 12 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.

Springboks vs Japan Squads

The official squads for Springboks vs Japan 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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