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New Zealand Women v Japan Women
Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 2
Last 5 Games
Last 2 Meetings
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New Zealand Women v Japan Women
Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 2
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62'
65'
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Braxton Sorenson-McGee
Braxton Sorenson-McGee
Braxton Sorenson-McGee
Jorja Miller
Braxton Sorenson-McGee
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe
Moe Tsukui
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We’d like to offer our customers 20% off the first 800 tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Activate the offer via the Special Offers section of the Emirates Dubai 7s app and complete your purchase with your HSBC Card or debit card.
We’d like to offer our customers 20% off the first 800 tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Activate the offer via the Special Offers section of the Emirates Dubai 7s app and complete your purchase with your HSBC Card or debit card.
We’d like to offer our customers 20% off the first 800 tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Activate the offer via the Special Offers section of the Emirates Dubai 7s app and complete your purchase with your HSBC Card or debit card.
We’d like to offer our customers 20% off the first 800 tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Activate the offer via the Special Offers section of the Emirates Dubai 7s app and complete your purchase with your HSBC Card or debit card.
We’d like to offer our customers 20% off the first 800 tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Activate the offer via the Special Offers section of the Emirates Dubai 7s app and complete your purchase with your HSBC Card or debit card.
We’d like to offer our customers 20% off the first 800 tickets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Activate the offer via the Special Offers section of the Emirates Dubai 7s app and complete your purchase with your HSBC Card or debit card.
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Black Ferns face off against Japan Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Round 2 on Sun 31st August 2025 at Sandy Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 01:00 NZST in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST in Australia and 06:00 EST in the US.
Black Ferns won the last encounter but Black Ferns are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Black Ferns sits at 2 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan Women holds 13.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Black Ferns in position 2 and Japan Women in position 13 as such Black Ferns are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Black Ferns vs Japan 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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