Japan Women face off against Kazakhstan Women in Women's Internationals Round 2 on Wed 14th May 2025 at Japan Base. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 05:00 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 06:00 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 16:00 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 14:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 21:00 EST on RugbyPass TV in the US.
Japan Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Japan Women sits at 11 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Kazakhstan Women holds 19.
The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Japan Women in position 11 and Kazakhstan Women in position 19 as such Japan Women are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Japan Women vs Kazakhstan Women 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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