History of rugby union matches between Japan and Wales

Wales and Japan have played each other a total of nine times. Wales have won eight of the nine matches and Japan one. Most of these matches have been played in Wales but they have played one another three times in a Rugby World Cup tournament. These were in 1995, 1999 and in 2007. The sides met on four occasions between 1973 and 1983 in games for which Wales did not award full international games, all of which were won by Wales. The last game of those four matches, in 1983, produced the closest margin in all games between the teams, a 29-24 win by Wales.

Overall Summary

Details

Played

Won by Wales

Won by Japan

Drawn

Wales points

Japan points

In Wales

4

4

0

0

289

38

In Japan

4

3

1

0

147

81

Neutral venue

1

1

0

0

57

10

Overall

9

8

1

0

493

129

Results

Date

Venue

Score

Victor

Notes

15 June 2013

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

23 – 8

2013 Welsh Tour to Japan

8 June 2013

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka, Japan

18 – 22

20 September 2007

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

72 – 18

2007 Rugby World Cup Pool Match

26 November 2004

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

98 – 0

17 June 2001

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

30 – 53

2001 Welsh Tour to Japan

10 June 2001

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka, Japan

10 – 64

9 October 1999

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

64 – 15

1999 Rugby World Cup Pool Match

27 May 1995

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa

10 – 57

1995 Rugby World Cup Pool Match

16 October 1993

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales

55 – 5

Uncapped games

Below are list of games that were uncapped and therefore not a test match for Wales. They were however a fully capped test match for Japan.

Date

Venue

Score

Victor

Notes

22 October 1983

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales

29 – 24

Non-cap Match

24 September 1975

Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

6 – 82

1975 Welsh Tour to Japan

21 September 1975

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka, Japan

12 – 56

6 October 1973

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales

62 – 14