History of rugby union matches between Wales and Japan

Wales and Japan national rugby union team has played each other a total of 9 times. Wales has won all of these matches and the closest being in 1983 where the score was 29-24 to Wales. Most of these matches has been played in Wales but they have played on and other 3 times in a Rugby World Cup tournament. These were in 1995, 1999 and in 2007.

Overall Summary

Details

Played

Won by Wales

Won by Japan

Drawn

Wales points

Japan points

In Wales

6

6

0

0

380

76

In Japan

4

4

0

0

255

58

Neutral venue

1

1

0

0

57

10

Overall

11

11

0

0

692

144

Results

Date

Venue

Score

Victor

Notes

15 June 2013

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

2013 Welsh Tour to Japan

8 June 2013

Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan

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

22 October 1983

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales

29 – 24

Non-cap Macth

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