| Home team | Wallabies |
| Away team | Japan |
| Venue | Queensland Country Bank Stadium |
| Competition | International Test |
| Kick-off time | 6:15 am (UK) 2:15 pm (Japan) 3:15 pm (Queensland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports |
Wallabies vs Japan preview as the sides meet in a second test in as many weeks. Australia pulled off a narrow victory in the last match and will look to win the second test this week.
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Wallabies vs Japan confirmed lineups
| Wallabies | Japan | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Bell | 1 | Okabe | |||
| Nasser | 2 | Era | |||
| Tupou | 3 | Takeuchi | |||
| Shaw | 4 | Hockings | |||
| Salakaia-Loto | 5 | Dearns | |||
| Cale | 6 | Gunter | |||
| Tizzano | 7 | Costley | |||
| Wilson | 8 | Makisi | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Lonergan | 9 | Saito | |||
| Gordon | 10 | Ito | |||
| Potter | 11 | Yazaki | |||
| Paisami | 12 | Riley | |||
| Henry | 13 | Uenobo | |||
| Jorgensen | 14 | Kida | |||
| Wright | 15 | Matsunaga | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Paenga-Amosa | 16 | Harada | |||
| Ross | 17 | Otsuka | |||
| De Lutiis | 18 | Sword | |||
| Willaims | 19 | Cornelsen | |||
| McReight | 20 | Leitch | |||
| McDermott | 21 | Kamimura | |||
| Donaldson | 22 | Tua | |||
| Daugunu | 23 | Ueda | |||
Recent Form:
Wallabies (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 8th August 2026 | International Test | Japan | 32-35 |
| Won | 18th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Italy | 57-19 |
| Loss | 11th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | France | 26-42 |
| Loss | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Ireland | 31-33 |
| Loss | 22nd November 2025 | International | France | 48-33 |
The Wallabies have now won two tests in a row having lost six in a row before that. After a convincing win over Italy it took them to the depths to beat Japan.
Japan (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 8th August 2026 | International Test | Australia | 32-35 |
| Loss | 18th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | France | 15-42 |
| Loss | 11th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Ireland | 20-36 |
| Won | 4th July 2026 | Rugby Nations Championship | Italy | 27-10 |
| Won | 22nd November 2025 | International | Georgia | 23-25 |
Japan have now lost three in a row having had a strong start to their Rugby Nations Championship campaign with a win over Italy. Their record against other Tier 1 nations has been spotty and they will be looking to impress away to Australia in this match.
Wallabies vs Japan head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 8th August 2026 | International Test | Wallabies | 32-35 |
| 25th October 2025 | International Test | Wallabies | 15-19 |
| 23rd October 2021 | International Test | Wallabies | 23-32 |
| 4th November 2017 | International Test | Wallabies | 30-63 |
| 8th September 2007 | World Cup | Wallabies | 91-3 |
In the meeting last week, the Wallabies mostly controlled the scoreboard but Japan were consistently able to get back into the game. The scores were level at halftime and a crucial try with 10 minutes to go for the Wallabies put them 10 points in front. Japan scored with a few minutes to go, but they couldn’t get another and Australia won the test.
