Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Results 2025

Women's Rugby World Cup 2025

Full Time

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IRE

Ireland

42–14

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JPN

Japan

DateAugust 24, 2025

VenueFranklin's Gardens, Northampton, England

RFC INTELLIGENCE ENGINE 2.0

Match Intelligence

Verified rugby data, translated into context.

DATA-BACKED

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RFC Verdict

Ireland defeated Japan by 28 points, 42–14.

Winner	Ireland
Margin	28
Verified score	42–14

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Inside the Numbers

56 total points were scored.

Ireland scored 75% of the match points.

The total was 2.7 points below the competition average of 58.7.

Total points	56
Margin	28

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Form Guide

Ireland: L L W W

Japan: W L L

Window	Latest five completed matches in this competition
Key	W win, D draw, L loss

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Records & Milestones

This was the highest-scoring recorded meeting between these teams.

RFC currently has 2 completed meetings between these teams available in this dataset.

Recorded meetings	2
Scope	All synchronized RFC competitions

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Key Battle

Ireland’s attack (24.5 points per match) against Japan’s defence (41.7 conceded per match) is the clearest data-backed matchup.

Ireland points for	24.5
Ireland points against	24.8
Japan points for	20.7
Japan points against	41.7

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What This Means

Ireland is now 2-0-2 in this competition and on a 2-match losing run.

Japan is now 1-0-2 in this competition.

Scope	Current competition record after this result

RFC

RFC Match Insight

Ireland has won the last 2 recorded meetings.

Definition: Head-to-head streak
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: Ireland vs Japan
Method: Counts consecutive wins by the current series leader.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-22 11:04:25 UTC

Data used

Team	Ireland
Consecutive Wins	2

RFC currently has 2 completed meetings between Ireland and Japan available in this dataset.

Definition: Recorded meetings
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: Ireland vs Japan
Method: Counts completed meetings between two teams.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-22 11:04:25 UTC

Data used

Meetings	2
Home Team	Ireland
Away Team	Japan

Their recorded meetings average 56.0 combined points.

Definition: Meeting scoring average
Source: RFC verified match data and calculations
Scope: Match: Ireland vs Japan
Method: Calculates average combined points across recorded meetings.
Confidence: Deterministic
Calculated: 2026-09-22 11:04:25 UTC

Data used

Combined Points	112
Meetings	2
Average	56

RFC Match Centre

Match Details

Full Time

DateAugust 24, 2025Match date

VenueFranklin's Gardens, Northampton, EnglandMatch venue

StatusFull TimeFinal whistle

The officiating team

Match Officials

5 officials

RefereeClara MunariniLead match official

Assistant Referee 1Precious Pazani

Assistant Referee 2Amelia Luciano

TV Match OfficialMatteo Liperini

Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO)Andrew McMenemy

RFC Intelligence · Player Ratings

Ireland 42–14 Japan

RFC Player Ratings

Data-informed performance ratings generated from the player-level match data available to RFC Intelligence.

RFC Player of the MatchEve Higgins9.1Ireland · Centre

IrelandTop rated · Eve Higgins 9.1

Starting XV

Niamh O’DowdProp · 60 min

1 turnover wons · 11 tackles · 1 missed tackles · 2 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.5.

6.5RFC rating

Neve JonesHooker · 60 min

1 trys · 14 tackles · 13 lineout wins · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.3.

7.3RFC rating

Linda DjougangProp · 68 min

1 yellow cards · 1 turnover wons · 1 defender beatens · 4 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Ruth CampbellLock · 60 min

9 tackles · 1 penalty concededs · 5 lineout wins · 3 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Sam MonaghanLock · 68 min

2 penalty concededs · 9 tackles · 1 lineout steals · 1 handling errors. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Fiona TuiteFlanker · 68 min

1 trys · 5 points · 7 gain-line success · 39 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.4.

7.4RFC rating

Edel McMahonFlanker · 68 min

11 tackles · 2 turnover concededs · 1 handling errors · 1 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Brittany HoganNumber 8 · 68 min

12 tackles · 3 bad pass · 6 gain-line success · 29 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Aoibheann ReillyScrum Half · 68 min

1 try assists · 10 tackles · 1 line-break assists · 2 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.8.

6.8RFC rating

Dannah O'BrienFly Half · 68 min

12 points · 4 missed tackles · 2 turnover concededs · 1 line-break assists. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Amee Leigh CostiganWing · 60 min

1 trys · 3 clean breaks · 1 try assists · 3 defender beatens. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.6.

8.6RFC rating

Eve HigginsCentre · 60 min

1 trys · 6 defender beatens · 150 carry metres · 1 try assists. Data-informed RFC rating: 9.1.

9.1RFC rating

Aoife DaltonCentre · 68 min

2 defender beatens · 1 missed tackles · 4 gain-line success · 21 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Beibhinn ParsonsWing · 68 min

1 trys · 4 defender beatens · 74 carry metres · 5 points. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.6.

7.6RFC rating

Stacey FloodFull Back · 68 min

1 try assists · 2 line-break assists · 83 carry metres · 9 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.1.

7.1RFC rating

Replacements

Cliodhna Moloney MacdonaldReplacement · 8 min

Solid involvement across the available match data.

6.0RFC rating

Ellena PerryReplacement · 8 min

1 gain-line success · 1 tackles · 1 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Eimear Corri-FallonReplacement · 8 min

1 gain-line success · 1 tackles · 1 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Enya BreenReplacement · 8 min

1 trys · 5 points · 1 clean breaks · 1 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.5.

6.5RFC rating

Anna McGannReplacement · 8 min

Solid involvement across the available match data.

6.0RFC rating

JapanTop rated · Masami Kawamura 8.1

Starting XV

Sachiko KatoProp · 60 min

3 missed tackles · 2 penalty concededs · 8 tackles · 1 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.5.

5.5RFC rating

Asuka KugeHooker · 64 min

14 tackles · 2 handling errors · 2 turnover concededs · 2 bad pass. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.8.

5.8RFC rating

Wako KitanoProp · 50 min

1 penalty concededs · 4 tackles · 3 gain-line success · 3 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Yuna SatoLock · 68 min

9 tackles · 1 handling errors · 1 missed tackles · 1 turnover concededs. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Otoka YoshimuraLock · 50 min

1 turnover wons · 6 tackles · 4 gain-line success · 7 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Masami KawamuraFlanker · 68 min

1 trys · 2 clean breaks · 1 turnover wons · 9 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 8.1.

8.1RFC rating

Iroha NagataFlanker · 68 min

15 tackles · 2 lineout wins · 1 maul wins. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.4.

6.4RFC rating

Seina SaitoNumber 8 · 60 min

16 tackles · 1 line-break assists · 5 gain-line success · 1 missed tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Moe TsukuiScrum Half · 60 min

1 try assists · 4 bad pass · 2 penalty concededs · 1 handling errors. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Ayasa OtsukaFly Half · 68 min

5 missed tackles · 4 points · 1 line-break assists · 8 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Komachi ImakugiWing · 68 min

2 line-break assists · 3 defender beatens · 2 missed tackles · 1 clean breaks. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.6.

6.6RFC rating

Haruka HirotsuCentre · 68 min

1 trys · 4 defender beatens · 5 points · 9 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 7.4.

7.4RFC rating

Mana FurutaCentre · 68 min

1 missed tackles · 5 tackles · 1 penalty concededs · 1 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

Misaki MatsumuraWing · 68 min

1 clean breaks · 2 gain-line success · 2 tackles · 12 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.3.

6.3RFC rating

Sora NishimuraFull Back · 60 min

1 handling errors · 1 turnover concededs · 203 kick metres · 25 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Replacements

Manami MineReplacement · 8 min

3 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Nijiho NagataReplacement · 18 min

1 missed tackles · 1 defender beatens · 4 tackles · 1 gain-line success. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Ayano SakuraiReplacement · 18 min

4 tackles · 1 gain-line success · 1 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.1.

6.1RFC rating

Kyoko HosokawaReplacement · 8 min

1 missed tackles · 1 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Megumi AbeReplacement · 8 min

1 tackles. Data-informed RFC rating: 6.0.

6.0RFC rating

Minori YamamotoReplacement · 8 min

1 handling errors · 1 turnover concededs · 1 bad pass · 16 carry metres. Data-informed RFC rating: 5.9.

5.9RFC rating

How RFC Player Ratings work

Ratings combine the player-level statistics returned for the match, playing time, positive impact, errors, discipline and role-specific contributions. The methodology is versioned so RFC can track how every stored rating was produced. “NR” means there was not enough playing time or evidence for a responsible score.

Ireland

Japan

Data used

Data used

Data used

Match Details

Match Officials

Ireland

Starting XV

Replacements

Japan

Starting XV

Replacements

Points

Tries

Possession

Territory

Carries

Carry Metres

Clean Breaks

Defenders Beaten

Offloads

Passes

Try Assists

Rucks Beyond Gain Line

Ruck Success

Rucks Won

Rucks Total

Rucks Under 3 Seconds

Rucks 3–6 Seconds

Rucks Over 6 Seconds

Turnovers Won

Scrum Success

Scrums Won

Scrums Total

Lineout Success

Lineouts Won

Lineouts Lost

Mauls Won

Maul Metres

Kicks From Hand

Kick Metres

Goal Kicking

Conversions

Successful Goal Kicks

Kicks to Touch

Tackles Made

Missed Tackles

Tackle Success

Penalties Conceded

Yellow Cards

Ireland

Japan

RFC Player Ratings

Starting XV

Replacements

Starting XV

Replacements

Recent meetings