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		<title>Japan Rugby Football Union Submits Bid to Host Rugby World Cup 2035</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/10/06/japan-rugby-football-union-submits-bid-to-host-rugby-world-cup-2035/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has formally submitted its Applicant Questionnaire to World Rugby, confi…]]></description>
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		<title>Sakura Fifteen Show Fighting Spirit in Cork</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/10/04/sakura-fifteen-show-fighting-spirit-in-cork/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sakura Fifteen showed plenty of fight against Ireland in Cork on Saturday but were unable to match their p…]]></description>
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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>All Eyes on Australia as RWC2027 Hits One-Year-to-Go Milestone</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/10/01/all-eyes-on-australia-as-rwc2027-hits-one-year-to-go-milestone/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With just one year to go until Rugby World Cup 2027 kicks off in Australia, excitement is building in Japan as…]]></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>Launch of the Rugby World Cup 2035 Bid Advisory Committee</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/25/launch-of-the-rugby-world-cup-2035-bid-advisory-committee/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce the establishment of the &#8216;Rugby World Cup 2035 Bid…]]></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>
		<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/2026/09/121A7126-300x200.jpg" />		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://en.rugby-japan.jp/?p=33335</guid>
		<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>Japan Claim PNC Championship With Epic Win Over Fiji</title>
		<link>https://en.rugby-japan.jp/2026/09/21/japan-claim-pnc-championship-with-epic-win-over-fiji/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were scenes of jubilation inside Tokyo’s Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium on Saturday night as Japan defeate…]]></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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