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 v Spain Women 
Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 3 
Sun 7th September 2025, 04:00am PDT 
LNER Community Stadium 
Sara Cox Last 5 Games
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 v Spain Women Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 3 Sun 7th September 2025, 04:00am PDT LNER Community Stadium Sara Cox 
59' 64' 70' 75' 78' 
Sora Nishimura 
Victoria Rosell Martinez Sora Nishimura 
Cristina Blanco 
Komachi Imakugi 
Masami Kawamura Komachi Imakugi 
Moe Tsukui 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 face off against Spain Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Round 3 on Sun 7th September 2025 at LNER Community Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:00. In South Africa it’s at 13:00 SAST, 23:00 NZST in New Zealand, 21:00 AEST in Australia and 04:00 EST 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 the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Japan Women in position 13 and Spain Women in position 14, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Japan Women vs Spain 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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