1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe

The 1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe was a series of ten matches played by the Japan national rugby union team in the United Kingdom and Italy in September and October 1976. Japan won three and lost seven of their ten matches. They lost all three of the matches against international representative teams; a Scottish XV, England under-23 and Italy.

Matches

Scores and results list Japan's points tally first.

Opponent	For	Against	Date	Venue
Gloucestershire	10	62	22 September	Kingsholm, Gloucester
Scottish XV	9	34	25 September	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
English Students XV	21	16	29 September	Edge Hall Road, Orrell
Combined Services	21	23	2 October	Devonport
Cambridge University	38	35	6 October	Cambridge
Combined Welsh Clubs	9	63	9 October	St. Helen's, Swansea
Oxford University	37	0	13 October	Oxford
ENGLAND UNDER-23	15	58	16 October	Twickenham London
Italy Under-21	30	31	19 October	L'Aquila
Italy	3	25	21 October	Padua

gollark: Well, you may actually have won without that, I don't know.

gollark: You won the election specifically via claims that you would listen to the community more. Now you did not do that.

gollark: He seems to still be here but just not harbinging ☭ unless my client's outdated.

gollark: At least transfer ownership to me if you're leaving.

gollark: no.

References

Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1977). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977–78. Queen Anne Press. pp. 45–50. ISBN 0-354-09020-8.

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Rugby union tours of England
Argentina	1978 1990 1999 2000 2006
Australia	1908–09 1927–28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1979 1983 1993 1997 2002 2005 2006 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1992 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Romania	1984–85
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1986
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1985 (no test) 1989
Samoa	1989 (no test) 1995 1996 (no test) 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2008
Canada	1979 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1994 1999 2004
United States	1924 (no test) 1977 (no test) 1999
Maori All Blacks	1888–89 1926–27

Rugby union tours of Italy
Argentina	1978 1998 2002 2005 2006 2008
Australia	1973 (unofficial) 1976 (unofficial) 1983 1988 2002 2006 2008 2013
New Zealand	1977 (no test) 1979 (unofficial) 1995 2000 2004
South Africa	1995 1997 2001
Asia and Oceanian teams	1976 2001 2001 2005 2005 2005 2008
North American Teams	2000 2004 2004

Rugby union tours of Scotland
Argentina	1973 1990 1999 2001 2005
Australia	1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1968 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1988 1996 1997 2000 2006 2009 2013
New South Wales	1927-28
New Zealand	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1905 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1978 1979 1983 1993 2001 2005 2008
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1965 1969–70 1994 1996 ("A" team) 1997 1998 2002 2004 2008
Romania	1981 2002
Fiji	1982 (no test) 1989 2002
Samoa	1995 2000 2005
Tonga	1997 (no test) 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1976 (no test) 1986 2004
United States	2000
Canada	2008

Rugby union tours of Wales
Argentina	1976 (no test) 1978 (no test) 1998 2001
Australia	1908–09 1927-28 (Waratahs) 1947–48 1957–58 1966–67 1973 1975–76 1981–82 1984 1992 1996 2001 2005 2006 2008 2009 2013
New Zealand	1905 1924–25 1935–36 1953–54 1963–64 1967 1972–73 1974 (no test) 1978 1980 1989 1997 1998 2000 ("A" team) 2002 2004 2005 2006 2008
NZ Maori	1888–89 (NZ Natives) 1926–27 1982
South Africa	1906–07 1912–13 1931–32 1951–52 1960–61 1969–70 1994 1996 2000 2004 2005 2007 2008
Romania	1979 2002
Fiji	1964 1985 1995 2002 2005
Western Samoa	1988 1996 (no test) 2000
Tonga	1997 2001
Pacific Islanders	2006
Japan	1973 (no test) 1976 (no test) 1983 (no test) 1993 2004
Canada	1979 (no test) 1999 2002 2008
United States	1987 1997 1999 (no test) 2000