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New Zealand Women vs Japan Women · Women's Rugby World Cup

Women's Rugby World Cup · 2025Full time
New Zealand Women
62–19
Japan Women

Match report

New Zealand Women beat Japan Women 62-19 in the Women's Rugby World Cup on Sunday, 31 August 2025.

That makes it two wins in a row for New Zealand Women. Japan Women have now lost two in a row.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

1
New Zealand Women wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Japan Women wins (0%)

One meeting on file, August 2025

Biggest New Zealand Women win
62–19
31 Aug 2025

Last 1 meetings

  • 31 Aug 2025New Zealand Women62–19Japan Women

Lineups

Avg. age
26.7
Avg. age
34

New Zealand Women

  1. 1Chryss Viliko(25)
  2. 2Georgia Ponsonby(26)
  3. 3Tanya Kalounivale(27)
  4. 4Maiakawanakaulani Roos(25)
  5. 5Alana Bremner(29)
  6. 6Jorja Miller
  7. 7Kennedy Tukuafu(30)
  8. 8Layla Sae(25)
  9. 9Risi Pouri-Lane
  10. 10Ruahei Demant(31)
  11. 11Katelyn Vaha'akolo(26)
  12. 12Sylvia Brunt(22)
  13. 13Stacey Waaka
  14. 14Portia Woodman-Wickliffe(35)
  15. 15Braxton Sorenson-McGee(19)
Replacements
  1. 16Atlanta Lolohea(23)
  2. 17Kate Henwood(37)
  3. 18Veisinia Fakalelu(21)
  4. 19Laura Bayfield
  5. 20Liana Mikaele-Tu'u(24)
  6. 21Maia Joseph(24)
  7. 22Renee Holmes(26)
  8. 23Theresa Setefano

Japan Women

  1. 1Sachiko Kato
  2. 2Asuka Kuge
  3. 3Wako Kitano
  4. 4Yuna Sato
  5. 5Otoka Yoshimura
  6. 6Masami Kawamura
  7. 7Iroha Nagata
  8. 8Seina Saito(34)
  9. 9Moe Tsukui
  10. 10Ayasa Otsuka
  11. 11Komachi Imakugi
  12. 12Haruka Hirotsu
  13. 13Mana Furuta
  14. 14Sakurako Hatada
  15. 15Sora Nishimura
Replacements
  1. 16Kotomi Taniguchi
  2. 17Manami Mine
  3. 18Nijiho Nagata(25)
  4. 19Ayano Sakurai
  5. 20Jennifer Nduka
  6. 21Megumi Abe
  7. 22Minori Yamamoto
  8. 23Kanako Kobayashi