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Ireland vs Japan · WXV Global Series

WXV Global Series · 2026Full time
Ireland
31–24
Japan

Timeline

  1. TryBrittany Hogan
    9'5–0
    Ireland
  2. ConversionDannah O'Brien
    10'7–0
    Ireland
  3. TryBrittany Hogan
    29'12–0
    Ireland
  4. ConversionDannah O'Brien
    30'14–0
    Ireland
  5. TryBeibhinn Parsons
    36'19–0
    Ireland
  6. Yellow cardErin King
    41'
    Ireland
  7. 42'19–5
    TryMoe Nagaoka
    Japan
  8. 43'19–10
    TryMoe Nagaoka
    Japan
  9. 44'19–12
    ConversionMana Furuta
    Japan
  10. TryAoife Dalton
    54'24–12
    Ireland
  11. 66'24–17
    TryNijiho Nagata
    Japan
  12. 67'24–19
    ConversionMaiko Nishi
    Japan
  13. TryBeibhinn Parsons
    74'29–19
    Ireland
  14. ConversionDannah O'Brien
    75'31–19
    Ireland
  15. 79'31–24
    TryNami Asari
    Japan

Team stats

IrelandJapan
5Tries4

Match report

Ireland beat Japan 31-24 at Dexcom Stadium, Galway in the WXV Global Series on Sunday, 27 September 2026.

Japan have now lost two in a row. Ella Goldsmith refereed.

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

Head to head

1
Ireland wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Japan wins (0%)

One meeting on file, September 2026

Biggest Ireland win
31–24
27 Sept 2026

Last 1 meetings

  • 27 Sept 2026Ireland31–24Japan

Lineups

Avg. age
25.5
Avg. age
24.7

Ireland

  1. 1Niamh O’Dowd(26)
  2. 2Neve Jones(27)
  3. 3Eilis Cahill(24)
  4. 4Dorothy Wall(26)
  5. 5Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan(29)
  6. 6Brittany Hogan(28)
  7. 7Erin King(22)
  8. 8Jemima Adams-Verling(20)
  9. 9Aoibheann Reilly(25)
  10. 10Dannah O'Brien(23)
  11. 11Vicky Elmes Kinlan(23)
  12. 12Eve Higgins(27)
  13. 13Anna McGann(28)
  14. 14Beibhinn Parsons(24)
  15. 15Stacey Flood(30)
Replacements
  1. 16Beth Buttimer(21)
  2. 17Sadhbh McGrath(22)
  3. 18Linda Djougang(30)
  4. 19Jane Clohessy(27)
  5. 20Grace Moore(30)
  6. 21Emily Lane(27)
  7. 22Aoife Dalton(23)
  8. 23Niamh Gallagher(21)

Japan

  1. 1Hinata Komaki(25)
  2. 2Moe Nagaoka(27)
  3. 3Wako Kitano(27)
  4. 4Masami Kawamura(27)
  5. 5Yuna Sato(28)
  6. 6Nami Asari(18)
  7. 7Sakurako Korai(23)
  8. 8Jennifer Nduka(26)
  9. 9Moe Tsukui(26)
  10. 10Sawa Harada(21)
  11. 11Komachi Imakugi(24)
  12. 12Mana Furuta(28)
  13. 13Uta Kataoka(22)
  14. 14Sora Nishimura(26)
  15. 15Maiko Nishi(22)
Replacements
  1. 16Nijiho Nagata(25)
  2. 17Nami Yoshida(27)
  3. 18Juka Fuji(25)
  4. 19Otoka Yoshimura(25)
  5. 20Mio Nishimura(23)
  6. 21Anan Seo(25)
  7. 22Minori Yamamoto(29)
  8. 23Mele Yua Havili Kagawa(25)