List of Japan national rugby union test matches

This is a list of all matches of the Japan national rugby union team.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Overall edit

Japan's overall Test match record against all nations, updated to 20 November 2021, is as follows:[1]

Games Played Won Lost Drawn Percentage of wins
364 158 196 10 43.41%

1930s edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1930-09-24 British Columbia 3 3 Brockton Oval Vancouver Draw
1932-01-31 Canada 9 8 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
1932-02-11 Canada 38 5 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo  
1934-02-11 Australian Universities 8 18 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo   Australian Universities
1934-02-18 Australian Universities 14 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
1936-02-09 New Zealand Universities 8 16 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand Universities
1936-02-16 New Zealand Universities 9 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Draw

1950s edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1952-10-01 Oxford University 0 35 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Oxford University
1952-10-05 Oxford University 0 52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Oxford University
1953-09-27 Cambridge University 11 34 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Cambridge University
1953-10-04 Cambridge University 6 35 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Cambridge University
1956-03-04 Australian Universities 14 16 Heiwadai Athletic Stadium Fukuoka   Australian Universities
1956-03-21 Australian Universities 8 19 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Australian Universities
1956-03-25 Australian Universities 6 19 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Australian Universities
1958-03-02 Junior All Blacks 3 34 Heiwadai Athletic Stadium Fukuoka   Junior All Blacks
1958-03-09 Junior All Blacks 6 32 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Junior All Blacks
1958-03-23 Junior All Blacks 3 56 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Junior All Blacks
1959-03-15 British Columbia 17 21 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   British Columbia
1959-03-22 British Columbia 11 11 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Draw
1959-09-27 Oxford and Cambridge 6 54 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Oxford and Cambridge
1959-10-04 Oxford and Cambridge 14 44 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Oxford and Cambridge

1960s edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1963-04-13 British Columbia 33 6 Brockton Oval Vancouver  
1967-03-12 New Zealand Universities 3 19 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   New Zealand Universities
1967-03-21 New Zealand Universities 8 55 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand Universities
1968-06-03 Junior All Blacks 23 19 Athletic Park Wellington  
1968-06-08 New Zealand Universities 16 25 Athletic Park Wellington   New Zealand Universities
1969-03-09 Hong Kong 24 22 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  

1970s edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1970-01-18 Thailand 42 11 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok  
1970-03-08 New Zealand Universities 6 16 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand Universities
1970-03-15 New Zealand Universities 14 28 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   New Zealand Universities
1970-03-22 British Columbia 32 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1970-03-29 New Zealand Universities 14 46 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand Universities
1971-09-24 England XV 19 27 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   England XV
1971-09-28 England XV 3 6 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   England XV
1972-04-02 Emerging Wallabies 24 22 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
1972-04-08 Emerging Wallabies 17 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Draw
1972-11-11 Hong Kong 16 0 Government Stadium Hong Kong  
1973-10-06 Wales XV 14 62 National Stadium Cardiff   Wales XV
1973-10-13 England Under-23's 10 19 Twickenham Stadium London   England Under-23's
1973-10-27 France 18 30 Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux   France
1974-05-12 New Zealand Universities 31 40 Carisbrook Dunedin   New Zealand Universities
1974-05-19 Junior All Blacks 31 55 Eden Park Auckland   Junior All Blacks
1974-05-26 New Zealand Universities 24 21 Athletic Park Wellington  
1974-11-23 Sri Lanka 44 6 Longden Place Colombo  
1975-03-30 Cambridge University 16 13 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
1975-08-02 Australia 7 37 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney   Australia
1975-08-17 Australia 25 50 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane   Australia
1975-09-21 Wales XV 12 56 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Wales XV
1975-09-24 Wales XV 6 82 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   Wales XV
1976-03-28 New Zealand Universities 6 45 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand Universities
1976-05-12 British Columbia 7 38 Swangard Stadium Vancouver   British Columbia
1976-09-25 Scotland XV 9 34 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Scotland XV
1976-10-09 Welsh Clubs 9 63 St. Helen's Swansea   Welsh Clubs
1976-10-16 England Under-23's 15 58 Twickenham Stadium London   England Under-23's
1976-10-21 Italy 3 25 Stadio Silvio Appiani Padova   Italy
1976-11-20 South Korea 11 3 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul  
1977-03-27 Oxford University 16 20 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   Oxford University
1977-09-18 Scotland XV 9 74 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   Scotland XV
1978-03-05 Queensland Reds 6 42 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Queensland Reds
1978-09-23 France XV 16 55 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   France XV
1978-11-25 South Korea 16 4 Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lampur  
1979-05-13 England XV 19 21 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   England XV
1979-05-20 England XV 18 38 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   England XV
1979-09-24 Cambridge University 19 28 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   Cambridge University

1980s edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1980-03-30 New Zealand Universities 25 25 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Draw
1980-10-04 Netherlands 13 15 Tribune Sportpark Hilversum Hilversum   Netherlands
1980-10-19 France XV 3 23 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse   France XV
1980-11-16 South Korea 21 12 Taipei Municipal Stadium Taipei  
1981-03-21 Australian Universities 10 9 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1982-01-30 Hong Kong 18 12 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1982-04-11 Canada 24 18 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
1982-04-18 Canada 16 6 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1982-05-16 New Zealand Universities 20 35 Athletic Park Wellington   New Zealand Universities
1982-05-30 New Zealand Universities 6 22 Navigation Homes Stadium Pukekohe   New Zealand Universities
1982-09-19 England Students 0 43 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   England Students
1982-09-26 New Zealand Universities 31 15 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
1982-11-27 South Korea 9 12 Lancaster Park Singapore   South Korea
1983-09-25 Oxford and Cambridge 10 15 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   Oxford and Cambridge
1983-10-22 Wales XV 24 29 National Stadium Cardiff   Wales XV
1984-09-30 France XV 0 52 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   France XV
1984-10-07 France XV 12 40 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   France XV
1984-10-27 South Korea 20 13 Kasuga Field Fukuoka  
1985-04-21 United States 15 16 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   United States
1985-05-26 Ireland XV 13 48 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka   Ireland XV
1985-06-02 Ireland XV 15 33 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Ireland XV
1985-10-19 France XV 0 50 Stade Maurice Boyau Dax   France XV
1985-10-26 France XV 0 52 Stade Marcel Saupin Nantes   France XV
1986-05-31 United States 9 9 Murdock Stadium Torrance Draw
1986-06-07 Canada 26 21 Burnaby Lake Sports Complex Burnaby Lake  
1986-09-27 Scotland XV 18 33 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Scotland XV
1986-10-11 England XV 12 39 Twickenham Stadium London   England XV
1986-11-29 South Korea 22 24 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok   South Korea
1987-05-24 United States 18 21 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane   United States
1987-05-30 England 7 60 Concord Oval Sydney   England
1987-06-03 Australia 23 42 Concord Oval Sydney   Australia
1987-10-03 Ireland Students 12 24 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   Ireland Students
1987-10-25 New Zealand XV 0 74 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   New Zealand XV
1987-11-01 New Zealand XV 4 106 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand XV
1988-10-01 Oxford University 12 23 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Oxford University
1988-11-19 South Korea 13 17 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong   South Korea
1989-05-28 Scotland XV 28 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  

1990s edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1990-03-04 Fiji 6 32 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Fiji
1990-04-08 Tonga 28 16 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1990-04-11 South Korea 26 10 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1990-04-15 Samoa 11 37 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Samoa
1990-09-23 United States 15 25 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   United States
1990-10-27 South Korea 9 13 Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo   South Korea
1991-04-27 United States 9 20 National Sports Center Blaine   United States
1991-05-04 United States 15 27 Rockne Stadium Chicago   United States
1991-05-11 Canada 26 49 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver   Canada
1991-09-07 Hong Kong 42 3 Edogawa Stadium Tokyo  
1991-10-05 Scotland 9 47 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Scotland
1991-10-09 Ireland 16 32 Lansdowne Road Dublin   Ireland
1991-10-14 Zimbabwe 52 8 Ravenhill Stadium Belfast  
1992-09-26 Hong Kong 37 9 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul  
1993-05-15 Argentina 27 30 Estadio Monumental José Fierro Tucuman   Argentina
1993-05-22 Argentina 20 45 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires   Argentina
1993-10-16 Wales 5 55 National Stadium Cardiff   Wales
1994-05-08 Fiji 24 18 Ningineer Stadium Ehime  
1994-05-15 Fiji 20 8 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
1994-06-18 Hong Kong 22 10 Tsukisamu Dome Sapporo  
1994-10-29 South Korea 26 11 Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lumpur  
1995-02-11 Tonga 16 47 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya   Tonga
1995-02-19 Tonga 16 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Tonga
1995-05-03 Romania 34 21 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1995-05-27 Wales 10 57 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein   Wales
1995-05-31 Ireland 28 50 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein   Ireland
1995-06-04 New Zealand 17 145 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein   New Zealand
1996-05-11 Hong Kong 34 27 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1996-05-18 Hong Kong 9 33 Aberdeen Stadium Hong Kong   Hong Kong
1996-06-09 Canada 18 45 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Canada
1996-06-16 United States 24 18 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1996-07-06 United States 5 74 Boxer Stadium San Francisco   United States
1996-07-13 Canada 30 51 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver   Canada
1996-11-09 South Korea 41 25 Taipei Municipal Stadium Taipei  
1997-05-03 Hong Kong 20 42 Aberdeen Stadium Hong Kong   Hong Kong
1997-05-18 Canada 32 31 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1997-05-25 United States 12 20 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   United States
1997-06-07 United States 29 51 Boxer Stadium San Francisco   United States
1997-06-14 Canada 18 42 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver   Canada
1997-06-29 Hong Kong 23 41 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Hong Kong
1998-05-03 Canada 22 30 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Canada
1998-05-10 United States 27 38 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   United States
1998-05-23 Hong Kong 38 31 Aberdeen Stadium Hong Kong  
1998-06-07 Hong Kong 16 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Hong Kong
1998-06-13 United States 25 21 Boxer Stadium San Francisco  
1998-06-20 Canada 25 34 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver   Canada
1998-09-15 Argentina 44 29 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1998-10-24 South Korea 40 12 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore  
1998-10-27 Chinese Taipei 134 6 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore  
1998-10-31 Hong Kong 47 7 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore  
1998-12-18 South Korea 17 21 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore   South Korea
1999-05-01 Canada 23 21 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1999-05-08 Tonga 44 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
1999-05-22 Samoa 37 34 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
1999-06-05 Fiji 9 16 Churchill Park Lautoka   Fiji
1999-06-12 United States 47 31 Kaipiolani Park Honolulu  
1999-08-20 Spain 30 7 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
1999-10-03 Samoa 9 43 Racecourse Ground Wrexham   Samoa
1999-10-09 Wales 15 64 Millennium Stadium Cardiff   Wales
1999-10-16 Argentina 12 33 Millennium Stadium Cardiff   Argentina

2000s edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
2000-05-20 Fiji 22 47 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Fiji
2000-05-27 United States 21 36 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   United States
2000-06-03 Tonga 25 26 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Tonga
2000-06-10 Samoa 9 68 Apia Park Apia   Samoa
2000-07-02 South Korea 34 29 Aomori Stadium Aomori  
2000-07-15 Canada 18 62 Fletcher's Fields Markham   Canada
2000-11-11 Ireland 9 78 Lansdowne Road Dublin   Ireland
2001-05-13 South Korea 27 19 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2001-05-27 Chinese Taipei 65 15 Tainan Rugby Stadium Tainan  
2001-06-10 Wales 10 64 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Wales
2001-06-17 Wales 30 53 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Wales
2001-07-04 Samoa 8 47 Ajinomoto Stadium Tokyo   Samoa
2001-07-08 Canada 39 7 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2002-05-19 Russia 59 19 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
2002-05-26 Tonga 29 41 Kumagaya Rugby Ground Kumagaya   Tonga
2002-06-16 South Korea 90 24 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
2002-07-06 Chinese Taipei 155 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2002-07-14 South Korea 55 17 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul  
2002-07-21 Chinese Taipei 120 3 Tainan Rugby Stadium Tainan  
2002-10-13 South Korea 34 45 Ulsan Public Stadium Ulsan   South Korea
2003-05-17 United States 27 69 Boxer Stadium San Francisco   United States
2003-05-25 Russia 34 43 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Russia
2003-06-05 Australia A 5 63 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka   Australia A
2003-06-08 Australia A 15 66 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Australia A
2003-06-15 South Korea 86 3 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
2003-07-03 England A 10 37 Ajinomoto Stadium Tokyo   England A
2003-07-06 England A 20 55 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   England A
2003-10-12 Scotland 11 32 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville   Scotland
2003-10-18 France 29 51 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville   France
2003-10-23 Fiji 13 41 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville   Fiji
2003-10-27 United States 26 39 Central Coast Stadium Gosford   United States
2004-05-16 South Korea 19 19 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Draw
2004-05-27 Russia 29 12 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
2004-05-30 Canada 34 21 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2004-07-04 Italy 19 32 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Italy
2004-11-13 Scotland 8 100 McDiarmid Park Perth   Scotland
2004-11-20 Romania 10 25 Dinamo Stadium Bucharest   Romania
2004-11-26 Wales 0 98 Millennium Stadium Cardiff   Wales
2005-04-16 Uruguay 18 24 Estadio Luis Franzini Montevideo   Uruguay
2005-04-23 Argentina 36 68 Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club Buenos Aires   Argentina
2005-05-08 Hong Kong 91 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2005-05-15 South Korea 50 31 Yeongwol Ground Kangwon  
2005-05-25 Romania 23 16 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
2005-05-29 Canada 10 15 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Canada
2005-06-12 Ireland 12 44 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka   Ireland
2005-06-19 Ireland 18 47 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Ireland
2005-11-05 Spain 44 29 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2006-04-16 Arabian Gulf 82 9 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2006-04-23 South Korea 50 14 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2006-05-14 Georgia 32 7 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
2006-06-04 Tonga 16 57 Honjo Stadium Fukuoka   Tonga
2006-06-11 Italy 6 52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Italy
2006-06-17 Samoa 9 53 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth   Samoa
2006-06-24 Junior All Blacks 8 38 Carisbrook Dunedin   Junior All Blacks
2006-07-01 Fiji 15 29 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka   Fiji
2006-11-18 Hong Kong 52 3 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong  
2006-11-25 South Korea 54 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong  
2007-04-22 South Korea 82 0 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2007-04-29 Hong Kong 73 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2007-05-26 Fiji 15 30 Churchill Park Lautoka   Fiji
2007-06-02 Tonga 20 17 Coffs Harbour International Stadium Coffs Harbour  
2007-06-09 Australia A 10 71 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville   Australia A
2007-06-16 Samoa 3 13 Sendai Stadium Miyagi   Samoa
2007-06-24 Junior All Blacks 3 51 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Junior All Blacks
2007-08-18 Italy 12 36 Stadio Sportivo Comunale Saint Vincent   Italy
2007-09-08 Australia 3 91 Stade de Gerland Lyon   Australia
2007-09-12 Fiji 31 35 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse   Fiji
2007-09-20 Wales 18 72 Millennium Stadium Cardiff   Wales
2007-09-25 Canada 12 12 Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux Draw
2008-04-26 South Korea 39 17 Munhak Stadium Incheon  
2008-05-03 Arabian Gulf 114 6 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
2008-05-10 Kazakhstan 82 6 Almaty Central Stadium Almaty  
2008-05-18 Hong Kong 75 29 Denka Big Swan Stadium Niigata  
2008-06-08 Australia A 21 42 Level5 Stadium Fukuoka   Australia A
2008-06-15 Tonga 35 13 Sendai Stadium Miyagi  
2008-06-22 Fiji 12 24 Olympic Stadium Tokyo   Fiji
2008-06-28 Maori All Blacks 22 65 McLean Park Napier   Maori All Blacks
2008-07-05 Samoa 31 37 Apia Park Apia   Samoa
2008-11-16 United States 29 19 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya  
2008-11-22 United States 32 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2009-04-25 Kazakhstan 87 10 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
2009-05-02 Hong Kong 59 6 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong  
2009-05-16 South Korea 80 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
2009-05-23 Singapore 45 15 Yio Chu Kang Stadium Singapore  
2009-06-18 Samoa 15 34 Lawaqa Park Sigatoka   Samoa
2009-06-23 Junior All Blacks 21 52 Churchill Park Lautoka   Junior All Blacks
2009-06-27 Tonga 21 19 Churchill Park Lautoka  
2009-07-03 Fiji 39 40 National Stadium Suva   Fiji
2009-11-15 Canada 46 8 Sendai Stadium Miyagi  
2009-11-21 Canada 27 6 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  

2010-2014 edit

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
2010-05-01 South Korea 71 13 Daegu Stadium Daegu  
2010-05-08 Arabian Gulf 60 5 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2010-05-15 Kazakhstan 101 7 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok  
2010-05-22 Hong Kong 94 5 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2010-06-12 Fiji 8 22 Churchill Park Lautoka   Fiji
2010-06-19 Samoa 31 23 Apia Park Apia  
2010-06-26 Tonga 26 23 Apia Park Apia  
2010-10-30 Samoa 10 13 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Samoa
2010-11-06 Russia 75 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2011-04-30 Hong Kong 45 22 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong  
2011-05-07 Kazakhstan 61 0 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok  
2011-05-13 United Arab Emirates 111 0 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai  
2011-05-21 Sri Lanka 90 13 Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Colombo  
2011-07-02 Samoa 15 34 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Samoa
2011-07-09 Tonga 28 27 ANZ National Stadium Suva  
2011-07-13 Fiji 24 13 Churchill Park Lautoka  
2011-08-13 Italy 24 31 Stadio Dino Manuzzi Cesena   Italy
2011-08-21 United States 20 14 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2011-09-10 France 21 47 North Harbour Stadium North Shore   France
2011-09-16 New Zealand 7 83 Waikato Stadium Hamilton   New Zealand
2011-09-21 Tonga 18 31 Okara Park Whangarei   Tonga
2011-09-27 Canada 23 23 McLean Park Napier Draw
2012-04-28 Kazakhstan 87 0 Almaty Central Stadium Almaty  
2012-05-05 United Arab Emirates 106 3 Level5 Stadium Fukuoka  
2012-05-12 South Korea 52 8 Seongnam Sports Complex Seoul  
2012-05-19 Hong Kong 67 0 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2012-06-05 Fiji 19 25 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya   Fiji
2012-06-10 Tonga 20 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Tonga
2012-06-17 Samoa 26 27 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Samoa
2012-11-10 Romania 34 23 Arcul de Triumf Bucharest  
2012-11-17 Georgia 25 22 National Stadium Tbilisi  
2013-04-20 Philippines 121 0 Level5 Stadium Fukuoka  
2013-04-27 Hong Kong 38 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong  
2013-05-04 South Korea 64 5 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2013-05-10 United Arab Emirates 93 3 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai  
2013-05-25 Tonga 17 27 NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Yokohama   Tonga
2013-06-01 Fiji 8 22 Churchill Park Lautoka   Fiji
2013-06-08 Wales 18 22 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Wales
2013-06-15 Wales 23 8 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2013-06-19 Canada 16 13 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya  
2013-06-23 United States 38 20 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2013-11-02 New Zealand 6 54 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand
2013-11-09 Scotland 17 42 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Scotland
2013-11-15 Russia 40 13 Eirias Stadium Colwyn Bay  
2013-11-23 Spain 40 7 Campo Universitaria Madrid  
2014-05-03 Philippines 99 10 Eagles Nest Stadium Bagong Silangan  
2014-05-10 Sri Lanka 132 10 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya  
2014-05-17 South Korea 62 5 Munhak Stadium Incheon  
2014-05-25 Hong Kong 49 8 Olympic Stadium Tokyo  
2014-05-30 Samoa 33 14 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2014-06-07 Canada 34 25 Swangard Stadium Vancouver  
2014-06-14 United States 37 29 Dignity Health Sports Park Carson  
2014-06-21 Italy 26 23 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  
2014-11-15 Romania 18 13 Arcul de Triumf Bucharest  
2014-11-23 Georgia 24 35 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi   Georgia

2015-2019 edit

Date Tournament Opponent F A Venue Winner Report
2015-04-18 2015 Asia Championship South Korea 56 30 Namdong Field, South Korea  
2015-05-02 2015 Asia Championship Hong Kong 41 0 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2015-05-09 2015 Asia Championship South Korea 66 10 Level5 Stadium, Japan  
2015-05-23 2015 Asia Championship Hong Kong / / Aberdeen Stadium, Hong Kong Abandoned [2]
2015-07-18 2015 Pacific Cup Canada 20 6 Avaya Stadium, USA   [3]
2015-07-24 2015 Pacific Cup United States 18 23 Papa Murphy's Park, USA   United States [4]
2015-07-29 2015 Pacific Cup Fiji 22 27 BMO Field, Canada   Canada
2015-08-03 2015 Pacific Cup Tonga 20 31 Swangard Stadium, Canada   Tonga [5]
2015-08-03 2015 World Cup warm-up World XV 20 45 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan World XV [6]
2015-08-22 2015 World Cup warm-up Uruguay 30 8 Level5 Stadium, Japan   [7]
2015-08-29 2015 World Cup warm-up Uruguay 40 0 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan   [8]
2015-09-05 2015 World Cup warm-up Georgia 13 10 Kingsholm Stadium, England   [9]
2015-09-19 2015 World Cup South Africa 34 32 Falmer Stadium, England  
2015-09-23 2015 World Cup Scotland 10 45 Kingsholm Stadium, England   Scotland
2015-10-03 2015 World Cup Samoa 26 5 Stadium MK, England  
2015-10-11 2015 World Cup United States 28 18 Kingsholm Stadium, England  
2016-04-30 2016 Asia Championship South Korea 85 0 Mitsuzawa Stadium, Japan  
2016-05-07 2016 Asia Championship Hong Kong 38 3 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium  
2016-05-21 2016 Asia Championship South Korea 60 3 Namdong Field, South Korea  
2016-05-28 2016 Asia Championship Hong Kong 59 17 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2016-06-11 2016 June tests Canada 26 22 BC Place, Canada  
2016-06-18 2016 Scotland tour Scotland 13 26 Toyota Stadium, Japan   Scotland
2016-06-25 2016 Scotland tour Scotland 16 21 Ajinomoto Stadium, Japan   Scotland
2016-11-05 2016 November tests Argentina 20 54 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan   Argentina [10]
2016-11-12 2016 November tests Georgia 28 22 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Georgia  
2016-11-19 2016 November tests Wales 30 33 Millennium Stadium, Wales   Wales [11]
2016-11-26 2016 November tests Fiji 25 38 Stade de la Rabine, France   Fiji
2017-04-22 2017 Asia Championship South Korea 47 29 Namdong Field, South Korea  
2017-04-29 2017 Asia Championship South Korea 80 10 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2017-05-06 2017 Asia Championship Hong Kong 29 17 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2017-05-13 2017 Asia Championship Hong Kong 16 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium  
2017-06-10 2017 June tests Romania 33 21 Egao Kenko Stadium, Japan  
2017-06-17 2017 Ireland tour Ireland 22 50 Shizuoka Stadium, Japan   Ireland
2017-06-24 2017 Ireland tour Ireland 13 35 Ajinomoto Stadium, Japan   Ireland
2017-11-04 2017 November tests Australia 30 63 Yokohama Nissan, Japan   Australia [12]
2017-11-18 2017 November tests Tonga 39 6 Stade Ernest-Wallon, France  
2017-11-25 2017 November tests France 23 23 Paris La Défense Arena, France Draw [13]
2018-06-09 2018 June tests Italy 34 17 Oita Dome, Japan  
2018-06-16 2018 June tests Italy 22 25 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Japan   Italy
2018-06-23 2018 June tests Georgia 28 0 Toyota Stadium, Japan  
2018-11-03 2018 November tests New Zealand 31 69 Ajinomoto Stadium, Japan   New Zealand
2018-11-17 2018 November tests England 15 35 Twickenham Stadium, England   England
2018-11-24 2018 November tests Russia 32 27 Kingsholm Stadium, England  
2019-07-27 2019 Pacific Cup Fiji 34 21 Kamaishi Stadium, Japan   [14]
2019-08-03 2019 Pacific Cup Tonga 41 7 Hanazono Stadium, Japan   [15]
2019-08-10 2019 Pacific Cup United States 34 20 ANZ National Stadium, Fiji   [16]
2019-09-06 2019 World Cup warm-up South Africa 7 41 Kumagaya Ground, Japan   South Africa [17]
2019-09-20 2019 World Cup Russia 30 10 Tokyo Stadium, Japan  
2019-09-28 2019 World Cup Ireland 19 12 Shizuoka Stadium, Japan   [18]
2019-10-05 2019 World Cup Samoa 38 19 Toyota Stadium, Japan  
2019-10-13 2019 World Cup Scotland 28 21 Yokohama Nissan, Japan  
2019-10-20 2019 World Cup South Africa 3 26 Tokyo Stadium, Japan   South Africa

2020s edit

Date Tournament Opponent F A Venue Winner Report
2021-06-26 2021 British & Irish Lions tour British & Irish Lions 10 28 Murrayfield Stadium, Scotland  British & Irish Lions [19][20]
2021-07-03 2021 July tests Ireland 31 39 Aviva Stadium, Ireland   Ireland [21]
2021-10-23 2021 November tests Australia 23 32 Oita Stadium, Japan   Australia [22]
2021-11-06 2021 November tests Ireland 5 60 Aviva Stadium, Ireland   Ireland [23][24]
2021-11-13 2021 November tests Portugal 38 25 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Portugal  
2021-11-20 2021 November tests Scotland 20 29 Murrayfield Stadium, Scotland   Scotland [25]
2022-06-18 2022 July tests Uruguay 34 15 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2022-06-25 2022 July tests Uruguay 43 7 Kitakyushu Stadium, Japan  
2022-07-02 2022 July tests France 23 42 Toyota Stadium, Japan   France
2022-07-09 2022 July tests France 15 20 National Stadium, Japan   France
2022-10-29 2022 autumn internationals New Zealand 31 38 National Stadium, Japan   New Zealand
2022-11-12 2022 autumn internationals England 13 52 Twickenham Stadium, England   England
2022-11-19 2022 autumn internationals France 17 35 Stadium de Toulouse, France   France
2023-07-22 2023 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Samoa 22 24 Sapporo Dome,Japan   Samoa
2023-07-29 2023 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Tonga 21 16 Hanazono Rugby Stadium,Japan   Japan
2023-08-05 2023 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Fiji 12 35 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,Japan   Fiji
2023-08-27 Summer Nations Series Italy 21 42 Stadio Comunale di Monigo,Italy   Italy
2023-09-10 2023 Rugby World Cup Chile 42 12 Stadium de Toulouse,France   Japan
2023-09-18 2023 Rugby World Cup England 12 34 Allianz Riviera,France   England
2023-09-29 2023 Rugby World Cup Samoa 28 22 Stadium de Toulouse,France   Japan
2023-10-08 2023 Rugby World Cup Argentina 27 39 Stade de la Beaujoire,France   Argentina

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