Japan
22 - 31
Full Time
Wales

Japan vs Wales

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Japan v Wales Japan v Wales
Internationals Internationals
Sat 12th July 2025, 07:50am SAST Sat 12th July 2025, 07:50am SAST
Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium
Luke Pearce Luke Pearce

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 12th July 2025, 07:50am SAST Sat 12th July 2025, 07:50am SAST
Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium
Luke Pearce Luke Pearce

Points Flow Chart

Japan Wales
Japan Wales
0
Mins in lead
74
0%
% Of Game In Lead
93%
46%
Possession Last 10 min
54%
0
Points Last 10 min
7

Key Events

Full Time
Edwards
75' 22-31
Edwards
74' 22-29
Lee
22-24 62'
Riley
20-24 61'
Dearns
15-24 58'
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22m Entries

Japan Wales
Avg. Points Scored
2.4
22m Entries
8
Avg. Points Scored
3.5
22m Entries
8

Attack Profile

Japan
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Defence Profile

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Wales
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Last 5 Penalties

Wales 49'
Wales 52'
Wales 58'
Japan 66'
Japan 70'
16
Points
Daniel Edwards
Wales Daniel Edwards
2
Tries
Kieran Hardy
Wales Kieran Hardy
19
Carries
Shogo Nakano
Japan Shogo Nakano
21
Tackles Completed
Michael Leitch
Japan Michael Leitch
2
Line Breaks
Dylan Riley
Japan Dylan Riley
4
Turnovers Won
Josh Macleod
Wales Josh Macleod
5
Defenders Beaten
Dylan Riley
Japan Dylan Riley
52
Successful Passes
Naoto Saito
Japan Naoto Saito

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The second half ends
80'
Tommy Reffell comes on and Josh Macleod comes off
75'
Conversion
Dan Edwards's conversion attempt is successful
75'
Try
Dan Edwards goes over for a try
74'
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Japan vs Wales Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Japan face off against Wales in Internationals on Sat 12th July 2025 at Noevir (Misaki Park) Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:50. In South Africa it’s at 07:50 SAST, 17:50 NZST in New Zealand, 15:50 AEST in Australia and 22:50 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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