{"id":36153,"date":"2023-08-25T12:33:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1878963"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:42:48","slug":"what-channel-is-italy-v-japan-rugby-world-cup-warm-up-match-on-kick-off-time-tv-details-and-live-stream","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-channel-is-italy-v-japan-rugby-world-cup-warm-up-match-on-kick-off-time-tv-details-and-live-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"What channel is Italy v Japan Rugby World Cup warm-up match on? Kick-off time, TV details and live stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Check out how to watch Italy v Japan in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match, including TV details and more. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Sarah Rendell\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 25 August 2023 at 10:33 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Italy won their first match of the Summer Series last time out with a 57-7 victory over Romania.<\/p>\n<p>They will be hoping to take the win and build up some momentum in their World Cup warm-up against Japan, but they are coming up against a strong side.<\/p>\n<p>Japan have beaten Tonga in the Summer Series but narrowly lost to Samoa and were beaten by Fiji.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch Italy v Japan<\/strong><strong>\u00a0on Amazon Prime with your 30-day free trial<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s the last match for both teams in this series of warm-ups for the World Cup, which start on 8th September, so it will be the final chance to see their stars on the pitch before the action gets underway.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s first match of the tournament is against Chile on 12th September, while Italy take on Namibia on 9th. Both find themselves in tricky pools and so every game will count to add points to their tally to reach the knock-out rounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/RadioTimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Italy v Japan on TV and online.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>When is Italy v Japan?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Italy v Japan will take place on<b> Saturday 26th August <\/b><b>2023<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The game takes place at the <span class=\"venue\">Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>What time is kick-off?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Italy v Japan\u00a0will kick off at <strong>5:30pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/rugby-union\/rugby-world-cup-warm-up-2023-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rugby World Cup warm-up matches on TV<\/a> with our comprehensive guide.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>What TV channel is Italy v Japan on?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Italy v Japan will not be shown live on terrestrial TV, but fear not! Almost every major Rugby World Cup warm-up match will live streamed on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the details below.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>How to live stream Italy v Japan online<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Italy v Japan will be shown live on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Every England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales match will be shown live online.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video free trial<\/a>\u00a0now and soak up some of the finest rugby players in the world.<\/p>\n<p>If you do decide to sign up, Amazon offers a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">30-day free trial<\/a>, which also means you can watch hit shows such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/rooney-documentary-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rooney<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/all-or-nothing-arsenal-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All or Nothing: Arsenal<\/a>, as well as some Premier League matches.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, a subscription costs \u00a38.99 a month, which also offers free next day delivery on thousands of items, as well as the Amazon Prime Video library.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Italy squad \u2013 team news<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tommaso Allan; Ange Capuozzo, Juan Ignacio Brex, Luca Morisi, Montanna Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney; Ivan Nemer, Giamarco Nicotera, Simone Ferrari, Niccolo Cannone, Federico Ruzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Lamaro (capt), Lorenzo Cannone.<\/p>\n<p><em>Replacements: Luca Bigi, Danilo Fischetti, Pietro Ceccarelli, Dino Lamb, Giovanni Pettinelli, Manuel Zuliani, Martin Page-Relo, Paolo Oodogwu.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Japan squad \u2013 team news<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Kotaro Matsushima; Semisi Masirewa, Dylan Riley, Tomoki Osada, Jone Naikabula; Seungshin Lee, Yutaka Nagare; Craig Millar, Shota Horie, Jiwon Gu, Jack Comelsen, Uwe Helu, Michael Leitch, Shota Fukui, Kazauki Himeno (capt).<\/p>\n<p><em>Replacements: Atsushi Sakate, Keita Inagaki, Asaeli Ai Valu, Amanaki Saumaki, Ben Gunter, Naoto Saito, Rikiya Matsuda, Ryoto Nakamura.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rugby World Cup warm-up matches this week<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Week 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday 25th August 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand v South Africa (7:30pm) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fshop%2Ftv%2Fsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports Mix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 26th August 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>England v Fiji (3:15pm) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Italy v Japan (5:30pm) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scotland v Georgia (5:30pm) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ireland v Samoa (7:45pm) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 27th August 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>France v Australia (4:45pm) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>, or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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