Japan
24 - 19
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Wales

Japan vs Wales

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Japan v Wales Japan v Wales
Internationals Internationals
Sat 5th July 2025, 07:00am SAST Sat 5th July 2025, 07:00am SAST
Mikuni World Stadium Mikuni World Stadium
Damian Schneider Damian Schneider

Head to Head

Japan
Wins
1
Wales
Wins
1

Average Points scored

23
25
First try wins
50%
Home team wins
50%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Japan
28-34
Fiji
Japan
20-15
Fiji
Japan
63-14
USA
Japan
57-12
Canada
Australia
56-17
Japan
South Africa
43-0
Wales
Argentina
35-21
Wales
Fiji
24-39
Wales
Wales
31-17
Italy
Ireland
27-17
Wales
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Match Information

Japan v Wales Japan v Wales
Internationals Internationals
Sat 5th July 2025, 07:00am SAST Sat 5th July 2025, 07:00am SAST
Mikuni World Stadium Mikuni World Stadium
Damian Schneider Damian Schneider

Points Flow Chart

Japan Wales
Japan Wales
12
Mins in lead
64
15%
% Of Game In Lead
80%
68%
Possession Last 10 min
32%
2
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Lee
24-19 70'
Vailea
22-19 69'
Lee
17-19 63'
Lee
14-19 59'
Nakakusu
12-19 58'
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22m Entries

Japan Wales
Avg. Points Scored
3.4
22m Entries
7
Avg. Points Scored
2.4
22m Entries
8

Attack Profile

Japan
Wales
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Defence Profile

Japan
Wales
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Last 5 Penalties

Wales 61'
Wales 66'
Wales 68'
Wales 68'
Wales 75'
9
Points
Seungsin Lee
Japan Seungsin Lee
1
Last Try
Halatoa Vailea
Japan Halatoa Vailea
13
Carries
Taulupe Faletau
Wales Taulupe Faletau
19
Tackles Completed
Michael Leitch
Japan Michael Leitch
2
Line Breaks
Ichigo Nakakusu
Japan Ichigo Nakakusu
2
Turnovers Won
Dewi Lake
Wales Dewi Lake
4
Defenders Beaten
Halatoa Vailea
Japan Halatoa Vailea
54
Successful Passes
Shinobu Fujiwara
Japan Shinobu Fujiwara

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Shuntaro Kitamura comes on and Shinobu Fujiwara comes off
78'
Conversion
Another two points for Japan thanks to Seung-sin Lee's conversion
70'
Try
Halatoa Vailea has scored a try
69'
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Japan vs Wales Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Wales in Internationals on Sat 5th July 2025 at Mikuni World Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:00. In South Africa it’s at 07:00 SAST, 17:00 NZST in New Zealand, 15:00 AEST in Australia and 22:00 EST in the US.

Wales won the last encounter but Japan are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Wales in position 12 and Japan in position 13, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Japan vs Wales Squads

The official squads for Japan vs Wales will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

Other Fixtures

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