Japan Women v Wales Women 
WXV Global Series - Round 
Sat 24th October 2026, 02:30am PDT 
Chichibunomiya 
Julianne Zussman Last 5 Games
Last 2 Meetings
Japan Women v Wales Women WXV Global Series - Round Sat 24th October 2026, 02:30am PDT Chichibunomiya Julianne Zussman Japan Women face off against Wales Women in WXV Global Series Round 5 on Sat 24th October 2026 at Chichibunomiya. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 10:30. In South Africa it’s at 11:30 SAST, 22:30 NZST in New Zealand, 20:30 AEST in Australia and 02:30 EST in the US.
Wales 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 Wales Women in position 11 and Japan Women in position 12, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Japan Women vs Wales 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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