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Japan Women
13 - 19
Full Time
Scotland Women
Japan Women vs Scotland Women
Events
Commentary
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Match Information
Japan Women v Scotland Women 
WXV 2 - Round 2 
Sat 5th October 2024, 05:00am PDT 
Athlone Stadium 
Zoe Naude Head to Head
Wins
0 Wins
3 Average Points scored
First try wins
33%
Home team wins
67%
Team Form
Last 5 Games
5-29
0-17
43-19
31-24
55-21
38-31
56-12
10-30
14-66
26-64
Previous Results
Last 3 Meetings
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Match Information
Japan Women v Scotland Women WXV 2 - Round 2 Sat 5th October 2024, 05:00am PDT Athlone Stadium Zoe Naude Points Flow Chart
0
Mins in lead
80
0%
% Of Game In Lead
99%
28%
Possession Last 10 min
72%
0
Points Last 10 min
0
Key Events
Full Time
Nagata
13-19 66'
Smith
63' 8-19
Lloyd
62' 8-17
Otsuka
8-12 57'
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
1
22m Entries
13
Avg. Points Scored
1.7
22m Entries
11
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last 5 Penalties
70' 73' 75' 76' 78' Ruck Speed
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
%
0-3 Secs
%
0-3 Secs
Key Players
5
Points 
Iroha Nagata 1
Last Try Iroha Nagata 13
Carries 
Rinka Matsuda 20
Tackles Completed Iroha Nagata 2
Line Breaks 
Francesca McGhie 1
Turnovers Won Rinka Matsuda 5
Defenders Beaten Rinka Matsuda 90
Successful Passes 
Moe Tsukui Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026
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Live Updates
That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Haruka Hirotsu is replaced by Kanako Kobayashi
75'
Conversion
Minori Yamamoto fails to add the extra two points 67'
Try
Iroha Nagata has scored a try 66'
Who will win?
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Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026
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WXV 2
LIVE
Japan Women
Scotland Women
Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026
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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.
WXV 2
Rankings
Form
Top 50 Women's Rugby Players 2026
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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.
Japan Women vs Scotland Women Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Japan Women face off against Scotland Women in WXV 2 Round 2 on Sat 5th October 2024 at Athlone Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST, 01:00 NZST in New Zealand, 22:00 AEST in Australia and 05:00 EST in the US.
Scotland Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
World Rankings
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with Scotland Women in position 9 and Japan Women in position 13, underlining just how tight this match could be.
Japan Women vs Scotland Women Squads
The official squads for Japan Women vs Scotland Women 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
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