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Fixtures & Results

Fixtures & Results

WXV Global Series second half

Australia Women

Australia Women

21 - 17

LIVE

Scotland Women

Scotland Women

Pro D2 fixture

Narbonne

Narbonne

Fri Oct 23

10:00am

Brive

Brive

Pro D2 fixture

Agen

Agen

Fri Oct 23

10:30am

Nice

Nice

Pro D2 result

US Montauban

US Montauban

24 - 23

Oyonnax

Oyonnax

Challenge Cup result

Castres

Castres

18 - 9

Benetton

Benetton

Investec Champions Cup result

Northampton

Northampton

28 - 12

Cardiff Rugby

Cardiff Rugby

Hong Kong China qualify for SVNS 3 despite losing final in Sri Lanka

SVNS promotion awaits as sides prepare for Africa Rugby Sevens

Women's Rugby

PWR

Sale Sharks Women

Sale Sharks Women

Sat Nov 21

6:00am

Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC

Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC

PWR

Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning

Fri Nov 20

11:30am

Trailfinders Women

Trailfinders Women

Women's Internationals

Chile

Chile

Sat Oct 24

12:00pm

Colombia Women

Colombia Women

Women's Internationals

Chile

Chile

39 - 10

Mexico Women

Mexico Women

Women's Internationals

Spain Women

Spain Women

0 - 20

South Africa Women

South Africa Women

Women's Internationals

Ireland Women

Ireland Women

43 - 19

Japan Women

Japan Women

Fiona Tuite-O’Sullivan: The versatile forward with a point to prove

Morwenna Talling: 'It was going to have to come to an end'

Japan

24 - 19

Full Time

Wales

Latest Stats Head-to-Head Teams Table

Japan vs Wales

Events

Commentary

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Match Information

Japan v Wales

Japan v Wales

Internationals

Fri 4th July 2025, 10:00pm PDT

Mikuni World Stadium

Mikuni World Stadium

Damian Schneider

Damian Schneider

Head to Head

Japan

Wins

1

Wales

Wins

1

Average Points scored

23

25

First try wins

50%

Home team wins

50%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Japan

20-15

Fiji

Japan

63-14

USA

Japan

57-12

Canada

Australia

56-17

Japan

Japan

32-35

Australia

South Africa

43-0

Wales

Argentina

35-21

Wales

Fiji

24-39

Wales

Wales

31-17

Italy

Ireland

27-17

Wales

View Detail

Previous Results

Last 2 Meetings

+9 Internationals +5

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Who will win?

Japan

0%%

Wales

0%%

Match Information

Japan v Wales

Japan v Wales

Internationals

Fri 4th July 2025, 10:00pm PDT

Mikuni World Stadium

Mikuni World Stadium

Damian Schneider

Damian Schneider

Points Flow Chart

Japan

Wales

Japan

Wales

12

Mins in lead

64

15%

% Of Game In Lead

80%

68%

Possession Last 10 min

32%

2

Points Last 10 min

0

Key Events

Full Time

Lee

24-19 70'

Vailea

22-19 69'

Lee

17-19 63'

Lee

14-19 59'

Nakakusu

12-19 58'

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22m Entries

Japan

Wales

Avg. Points Scored

3.4

22m Entries

7

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

22m Entries

8

Attack Profile

Japan

Wales

Show More

Defence Profile

Japan

Wales

Show More

Last 5 Penalties

Wales

61'

Wales

66'

Wales

68'

Wales

68'

Wales

75'

Key Players

9

Points

Seungsin Lee

Japan

Seungsin Lee

1

Last Try

Halatoa Vailea

Japan

Halatoa Vailea

13

Carries

Taulupe Faletau

Wales

Taulupe Faletau

19

Tackles Completed

Michael Leitch

Japan

Michael Leitch

2

Line Breaks

Ichigo Nakakusu

Japan

Ichigo Nakakusu

2

Turnovers Won

Dewi Lake

Wales

Dewi Lake

4

Defenders Beaten

Halatoa Vailea

Japan

Halatoa Vailea

54

Successful Passes

Shinobu Fujiwara

Japan

Shinobu Fujiwara

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Live Updates

That's full time

80'

The second half ends

80'

Shuntaro Kitamura comes on and Shinobu Fujiwara comes off

78'

Conversion

Another two points for Japan thanks to Seung-sin Lee's conversion

70'

Try

Halatoa Vailea has scored a try

69'

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Who will win?

Japan

0%%

Wales

0%%

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Internationals

LIVE

Japan

Wales

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Who will win?

Japan

0%%

Wales

0%%

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Internationals

Rankings

Form

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Who will win?

Japan

0%%

Wales

0%%

Teams

Players

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Official World Rankings in the App 📱

You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!

On Apple IOS, Android, and Tablet.

Japan vs Wales Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Wales in Internationals on Fri 4th July 2025 at Mikuni World Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:00. In South Africa it’s at 07:00 SAST, 17:00 NZST in New Zealand, 15:00 AEST in Australia and 22:00 EST in the US.

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

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Japan in position 9 and Wales in position 11, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Japan vs Wales Squads

The official squads for Japan vs Wales will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.

Other Fixtures

24 - 23

FT

LIVE

50'

WOMENS

Today

10:00

Today

10:30

Today

10:30

Today

10:30

Today

10:30

Today

11:45

Today

11:45

Today

11:45

Today

11:45

Today

11:45

Today

12:00

Today

12:00

Today

16:10

WOMENS

Today

19:05

WOMENS

Today

22:50

Tomorrow

02:30

WOMENS

Tomorrow

04:45

Tomorrow

05:30

Tomorrow

06:00

WOMENS

Tomorrow

07:00

Tomorrow

07:00

Tomorrow

07:05

Tomorrow

07:35

Tomorrow

07:35

Tomorrow

07:35

Tomorrow

07:35

Tomorrow

09:30

Tomorrow

10:00

Tomorrow

11:00

Tomorrow

12:00

Tomorrow

13:15

WOMENS

Sunday

08:00

Sunday

13:05

Sunday

18:10

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