History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Japan
Ireland and Japan have played each other on seven occasions; Ireland have won all seven matches. They have met twice in Rugby World Cup fixtures, once in end-of-year rugby union internationals and four times in Ireland tours of Japan.
Summary
Overall
Details |
Played |
Won by |
Won by |
Drawn |
Ireland points |
Japan points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Ireland |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
25 |
In Japan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
176 |
65 |
Neutral venue |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
28 |
Overall |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
336 |
118 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record |
Ireland |
Japan |
|---|---|---|
Longest winning streak |
7 (9 October 1991–Present) |
NA |
Largest points for |
||
Home |
78 (11 November 2000) |
22 (17 June 2017) |
Away |
50 (17 June 2017) |
16 (9 October 1991) |
Largest winning margin |
||
Home |
69 (11 November 2000) |
NA |
Away |
32 (12 June 2005) |
NA |
Results
No. |
Date |
Venue |
Score |
Winner |
Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
9 October 1991 |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
32 – 16 |
1991 Rugby World Cup |
|
2 |
31 May 1995 |
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
50 – 28 |
1995 Rugby World Cup |
|
3 |
11 November 2000 |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
78 – 9 |
2000 November Tests |
|
4 |
12 June 2005 |
Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
12 – 44 |
2005 Ireland Tour |
|
5 |
19 June 2005 |
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo |
18 – 47 |
2005 Ireland Tour |
|
6 |
17 June 2017 |
Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka |
22 – 50 |
2017 Ireland Tour |
|
7 |
24 June 2017 |
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo |
13 – 35 |
2017 Ireland Tour |