Italy Women 33 - 15 Japan Women

Full time

09 Aug 2025

Women International Friendlies

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Pata Stadium

Italy Women vs Japan Women head to head

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Italy Women secured a decisive 33-15 victory over Japan Women in their international friendly at Pata Stadium. The match began with a strong start from Italy, highlighted by D'Inca's early try, quickly followed by a conversion from Rigoni. Italy continued to build momentum with tries from Granzotto and Gurioli, leading to a comfortable halftime score of 21-0. Japan responded in the second half with a try from Hatada, but Italy's Fedrighi quickly answered back with another try and conversion from Rigoni. Japan's Kuge added a try, showcasing their resilience, yet Italy's Vecchini sealed the match with a late try. Rigoni's exceptional kicking played a crucial role, converting all but one of Italy's tries. Overall, Italy's dominant performance underscored their growing strength in women's rugby.

Weather

Temperature: 32.1°C (Feels like 33.0°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 12.6 km/h, gusting to 30.5 km/h Humidity: 43% Cloud Cover: 0%

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Alyssa D'Inca · Italy Women

5 - 0
2'

Conversion

Beatrice Rigoni · Italy Women

7 - 0
27'

Try

Francesca Granzotto · Italy Women

12 - 0
33'

Try

Laura Gurioli · Italy Women

17 - 0
34'

Conversion

Beatrice Rigoni · Italy Women

19 - 0
40'

Substitution

Sara Seye on for Gaia Maris · Italy Women
40'

Substitution

Vittoria Vecchini on for Laura Gurioli · Italy Women
40'

Substitution

Alia Antonietta Bitonci on for Otoka Yoshimura · Italy Women
Halftime 19 - 0
Second Half
41'

Try

Sakurako Hatada · Japan Women

19 - 5
45'

Substitution

Ayano Sakurai on for Sachiko Kato · Japan Women
45'

Substitution

Manami Mine on for Elisa Giordano · Japan Women
50'

Try

Valeria Fedrighi · Italy Women

24 - 5
51'

Conversion

Beatrice Rigoni · Italy Women

26 - 5
52'

Substitution

Emanuela Stecca on for Silvia Turani · Italy Women
53'

Try

Asuka Kuge · Japan Women

26 - 10
54'

Substitution

Jennifer Nduka on for Seina Saito · Japan Women
54'

Substitution

Sakurako Korai on for Masami Kawamura · Japan Women
54'

Substitution

Minori Yamamoto on for Sora Nishimura · Japan Women
56'

Substitution

Beatrice Capomaggi on for Alyssa D'Inca · Italy Women
57'

Substitution

Kotomi Taniguchi on for Asuka Kuge · Japan Women
59'

Substitution

Alessandra Frangipani on for Valeria Fedrighi · Italy Women
63'

Substitution

Miharu Machida on for Wako Kitano · Japan Women
64'

Try

Vittoria Vecchini · Italy Women

31 - 10
64'

Substitution

Megumi Abe on for Moe Tsukui · Japan Women
64'

Substitution

Emma Stevanin on for Francesca Granzotto · Italy Women
65'

Conversion

Beatrice Rigoni · Italy Women

33 - 10
68'

Try

Kotomi Taniguchi · Japan Women

33 - 15
Fulltime 33 - 15

Player ratings

Italy Women

15 Francesca Granzotto 8.3
14 Gaia Buso 7.2
13 Giada Corradini 7.6
12 Beatrice Rigoni 7.8
11 Alyssa D'Inca 9.0
10 Veronica Madia 6.4
9 Sofia Stefan 6.4
1 Silvia Turani 7.2
2 Laura Gurioli 7.6
3 Gaia Maris 6.6
4 Valeria Fedrighi 7.3
5 Sara Tounesi 6.9
6 Beatrice Veronese 7.9
7 Alissa Ranuccini 8.0
8 Elisa Giordano 6.7
16 Vittoria Vecchini 7.3
17 Emanuela Stecca 6.1
18 Sara Seye 6.7
19 Alessandra Frangipani 6.4
20 Isabella Locatelli –
21 Alia Antonietta Bitonci 6.2
22 Emma Stevanin 5.9
23 Beatrice Capomaggi 6.1

Japan Women

15 Sora Nishimura 5.7
14 Misaki Matsumura 6.5
13 Mana Furuta 7.4
12 Haruka Hirotsu 6.3
11 Sakurako Hatada 7.0
10 Ayasa Otsuka 5.0
9 Moe Tsukui 7.0
1 Sachiko Kato 6.8
2 Asuka Kuge 7.5
3 Wako Kitano 6.5
4 Yuna Sato 5.8
5 Otoka Yoshimura 6.4
6 Masami Kawamura 6.0
7 Iroha Nagata 6.9
8 Seina Saito 7.0
16 Kotomi Taniguchi 6.7
17 Manami Mine 6.5
18 Miharu Machida 6.1
19 Ayano Sakurai 6.3
20 Jennifer Nduka 5.7
21 Sakurako Korai 5.8
22 Megumi Abe 5.9
23 Minori Yamamoto 5.5