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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 and is broadcast on BBC iPlayer. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST on SuperSport, 01:00 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 22:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV 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.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the rankings with Scotland Women in position 6 and Japan Women in position 11, underlining just how tight this match could be.
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.
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The Japan pack has powered over for Iroha Nagata to score the try.
The Scotland supporters go wild as Meryl Smith successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Scotland leads to a try for Rhona Lloyd
Ayasa Otsuka adds the points for Japan.
Incisive passing by Scotland is finished off by Alex Stewart, as they goes over for the try.
The pressure has finally told as Seina Saito scores from close range.
Helen Nelson has kicked a conversion.
A stunning solo try from Francesca McGhie