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.
USA Women v Japan Women 
Women's Internationals 
Sat 26th April 2025, 05:30pm PDT 
Wallis Annenberg Stadium 
Aurelie Groizeleau 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.
USA Women v Japan Women Women's Internationals Sat 26th April 2025, 05:30pm PDT Wallis Annenberg Stadium Aurelie Groizeleau 
63' 66' 69' 78' 79' 
Rinka Matsuda Rinka Matsuda 
Sachiko Kato 
Tahlia Brody Rinka Matsuda 
Rachel Johnson 
Alev Kelter 
Olivia Ortiz 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.
USA Women face off against Japan Women in Women's Internationals on Sat 26th April 2025 at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 01:30. In South Africa it’s at 02:30 SAST, 12:30 NZST in New Zealand, 10:30 AEST in Australia and 17:30 EST in the US.
Japan Women won the last encounter but USA Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, USA Women sits at 6 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Japan Women holds 13.
The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with USA Women in position 6 and Japan Women in position 13 as such USA Women are favourites on paper.
The official squads for USA Women 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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