List of Japan national rugby union test matches

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

Legend WinDrawLoss

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

Games played Won Lost Drawn Percentage of wins3641581961043.41%

1930s Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner1930-09-24British Columbia33Brockton OvalVancouverDraw1932-01-31Canada98Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka1932-02-11Canada385Meiji Jingu Gaien StadiumTokyo1934-02-11Australian Universities818Meiji Jingu Gaien StadiumTokyo Australian Universities1934-02-18Australian Universities149Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka 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 Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner1952-10-01Oxford University035Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka Oxford University1952-10-05Oxford University052Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo Oxford University1953-09-27Cambridge University1134Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka Cambridge University1953-10-04Cambridge University635Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo 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 StadiumOsaka Australian Universities 1958-03-02 Junior All Blacks 3 34 Heiwadai Athletic Stadium Fukuoka 1958-03-09 Junior All Blacks 6 32 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka 1958-03-23Junior All Blacks356Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo 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 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 1968-06-08New Zealand Universities1625Athletic ParkWellington New Zealand Universities1969-03-09Hong Kong2422Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo

1970s 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 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 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 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 Lumpur 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 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 1981-03-21Australian Universities109Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1982-01-30Hong Kong1812Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1982-04-11Canada2418Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka1982-04-18Canada166Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1982-05-16New Zealand Universities2035Athletic ParkWellington 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 1982-11-27South Korea912Lancaster ParkSingapore South Korea1983-09-25Oxford and Cambridge1015Olympic StadiumTokyo Oxford and Cambridge1983-10-22Wales XV2429National StadiumCardiff Wales XV1984-09-30France XV052Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka France XV1984-10-07France XV1240Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo France XV1984-10-27South Korea2013Kasuga FieldFukuoka1985-04-21United States1516Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo United States 1985-05-26 Ireland XV 13 48 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka 1985-06-02 Ireland XV 15 33 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo 1985-10-19 France XV 0 50 Stade Maurice Boyau Dax France XV1985-10-26France XV052Stade Marcel SaupinNantes France XV1986-05-31United States99Murdock StadiumTorranceDraw 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 XV1986-11-29South Korea2224Chulalongkorn University StadiumBangkok South Korea1987-05-24United States1821Ballymore StadiumBrisbane United States1987-05-30England760Concord OvalSydney England 1987-06-03 Australia 23 42 Concord Oval Sydney Australia 1987-10-03 Ireland Students 12 24 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Ireland Students1987-10-25New Zealand XV074Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka New Zealand XV1987-11-01New Zealand XV4106Olympic StadiumTokyo New Zealand XV1988-10-01Oxford University1223Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo Oxford University1988-11-19South Korea1317Hong Kong StadiumHong Kong South Korea 1989-05-28 Scotland XV 28 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo

1990s Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner1990-03-04Fiji632Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo Fiji1990-04-08Tonga2816Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1990-04-11South Korea2610Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1990-04-15Samoa1137Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo Samoa1990-09-23United States1525Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo 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 1991-10-05Scotland947 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland 1991-10-09 Ireland 16 32 Lansdowne Road Dublin 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 Wales1994-05-08Fiji2418Ningineer StadiumEhime 1994-05-15Fiji208Olympic StadiumTokyo1994-06-18Hong Kong2210Tsukisamu DomeSapporo1994-10-29South Korea2611Stadium MerdekaKuala Lumpur1995-02-11Tonga1647Mizuho StadiumNagoya 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 1995-06-04New Zealand17145Free State StadiumBloemfontein New Zealand1996-05-11Hong Kong3427Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1996-05-18Hong Kong933Aberdeen StadiumHong Kong Hong Kong1996-06-09Canada1845Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo Canada1996-06-16United States2418Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo 1996-07-06 United States 5 74 Boxer Stadium San Francisco United States 1996-07-13 Canada 30 51 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver Canada1996-11-09South Korea4125Taipei Municipal StadiumTaipei1997-05-03Hong Kong2042Aberdeen StadiumHong Kong Hong Kong1997-05-18Canada3231Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1997-05-25United States1220Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka United States1997-06-07United States2951Boxer StadiumSan Francisco United States 1997-06-14 Canada 18 42 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver Canada1997-06-29Hong Kong2341Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo 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 Canada1998-09-15Argentina4429Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo 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 Korea1999-05-01Canada2321Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1999-05-08Tonga4417Chichibunomiya Rugby StadiumTokyo1999-05-22Samoa3734Hanazono Rugby StadiumOsaka1999-06-05Fiji916Churchill ParkLautoka Fiji1999-06-12United States4731Kaipiolani ParkHonolulu 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