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Japan face off against USA in Pacific Nations Cup Semi Final on Sat 12th September 2026 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:05 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 12:05 SAST on SuperSport, 22:05 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 20:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 03:05 EST on Paramount+ in the US.
Japan won the last encounter but USA are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and USA in position 14, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Japan vs USA 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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