History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Japan
The All Blacks first played against Japan at 1995 Rugby World Cup, beating them 145-17 at Bloemfontein, South Africa. The two teams have played a total of four Test matches recognized by both sides as full internationals[1], with New Zealand winning all of them. The two sides have been in the same pool in two of the eight Rugby World Cup tournaments to date.
Summary
Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.
Overall
Details | Played | Won by |
Won by |
Drawn | New Zealand points | Japan points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 7 |
In Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 37 |
Neutral venue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 17 |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 61 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | Japan | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | NA | 4 (4 June 1995–Present) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 31 (3 November 2018) | 83 (16 September 2011) |
Away | 17 (4 June 1995) | 145 (4 June 1995) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | NA | 76 (16 September 2011) |
Away | NA | 128 (4 June 1995) |
Results
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 June 1995 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 17 – 145 | 1995 Rugby World Cup | |
2 | 16 September 2011 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 83 – 7 | 2011 Rugby World Cup | |
3 | 2 November 2013 | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo | 6 – 54 | 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals | |
4 | 3 November 2018 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu | 31 – 69 | 2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals | |
5 | 31 October 2020 | New National Stadium, Tokyo | 2020 end-of-year rugby union internationals |
References
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Test matches - Team records". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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