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		<title>Sakura Fifteen Set for Ireland Rematch in Cork</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/10/02/sakura-fifteen-set-for-ireland-rematch-in-cork/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan Head Coach Toshizumi Kitagawa has named his Sakura Fifteen side to take on Ireland this Saturday, Octobe…]]></description>
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		<title>Sakura Fifteen Push Ireland All the Way in Galway</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/29/sakura-fifteen-push-ireland-all-the-way-in-galway/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sakura Fifteen produced a spirited second-half fightback before going down 31-24 to Ireland in a closely f…]]></description>
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		<title>Sakura Fifteen to Face Ireland in Galway</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/26/sakura-fifteen-to-face-ireland-in-galway/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan Head Coach Toshizumi Kitagawa has named his Sakura Fifteen side to take on Ireland tomorrow, Sunday, Sep…]]></description>
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		<title>Sakura Fifteen Fall to Italy in WXV Global Series Opener</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/22/sakura-fifteen-fall-to-italy-in-wxv-global-series-opener/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sakura Fifteen have gone down 55-21 to Italy in their opening match of the 2026 WXV Global Series at Stadi…]]></description>
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		<title>Sakura Fifteen Set for Italian Job in Pordenone</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/19/sakura-fifteen-set-for-italian-job-in-pordenone/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan Head Coach Toshizumi Kitagawa has named his Sakura Fifteen side to face Italy today, September 19, in th…]]></description>
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		<title>Women’s Rugby Continues to Bloom in Japan</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/19/womens-rugby-continues-to-bloom-in-japan/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese women’s rugby is entering an exciting new chapter, with growing opportunities for players, coaches an…]]></description>
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		<title>Sakura Fifteen Fall to Fiji in Fukuoka</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/07/sakura-fifteen-fall-to-fiji-in-fukuoka/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sakura Fifteen fell to a narrow 12-15 defeat against Fiji in their Japan Rugby Challenge Match 2026 at JAP…]]></description>
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		<title>Sakura Fifteen Side Named to Face Fiji</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/03/sakura-fifteen-side-named-to-face-fiji/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<category data-type="category" data-slug="news">News</category><category data-type="tag" data-slug="japan-womens">Japan Women’s National Rugby Team</category><rugby:post_thumbnail src="https://en.rugby-japan.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC01991-300x200.jpg" />		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://en.rugby-japan.jp/?p=33233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Japan Head Coach Toshizumi Kitagawa has named his Sakura Fifteen side to take on Fiji this Friday, September 4…]]></description>
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		<title>JRFU Announces Sakura Fifteen’s New Head Coach</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/08/26/jrfu-announces-sakura-fifteens-new-head-coach/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Rugby Football Union is delighted to announce the appointment of Toshizumi Kitagawa as Head Coach of…]]></description>
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		<title>Japan to Host Fiji and Wales in Men’s and Women’s Centenary Double Header</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/08/09/japan-to-host-fiji-and-wales-in-mens-and-womens-centenary-double-header/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Rugby Football Union is delighted to announce that to mark the 100-year anniversary since the foundi…]]></description>
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