Suzuki knocks on and Italy have a scrum

Japan just on the 22m line as they move through the phases

The Italian defence is astute and prevents Japan from gaining much ground

They move it wide and Kurogi takes it into the 22

They knock on and Japan have possession in a dangerous area of the field

Italy set up to clear from their 22

Yamamoto kicks us off and we're underway

Welcome to our coverage of the 9th place semi-final of the Women's Rugby World Cup live from Queen's University. This should be a great game as both of these sides put up great fights in each of their pool games and were unlucky not to finish higher in them. Kickoff is 10 minutes away. Stay tunes for more live updates.