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Japan Women face off against Wales Women in WXV Global Series Round 1 on Sat 31st October 2026 at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 07:00. In South Africa it’s at 09:00 SAST, 20:00 NZST in New Zealand, 18:00 AEST in Australia and 00:00 EST in the US.
Wales Women won the last encounter but Japan Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Japan Women in position 11 and Wales Women in position 13, 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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