History of rugby union matches between France and Japan

France and Japan have played each other on four occasions; France have won three matches and Japan have drawn one. They have met in twice Rugby World Cup fixtures and twice in end-of-year rugby union internationals.[1]

History

After three one-way games in which France dominated its Asiatic rivals, Japan draws a game in France in 2017, shocking French media[2].

This Draw eventually caused Bernard Laporte to fire Guy Noves from its occupation at the top of the French team[3].

Summary

Overall
Details Played Won by
 France		 Won by
 Japan		 Drawn France points Japan points
In France 2 1 0 1 53 41
In Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral venue 2 2 0 0 98 50
Overall 4 3 0 1 151 91

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record France Japan
Longest winning streak 3 (27 October 1973–10 September 2011) NA
Largest points for
Home 30 (27 October 1973) NA
Away 23 (25 November 2017)
Largest winning margin
Home 26 (10 September 2011) NA
Away NA NA

Results
No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 27 October 1973 Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 30 – 18  France Test match
2 18 October 2003 Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville 51 – 29  France 2003 Rugby World Cup
3 10 September 2011 North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City 47 – 21  France 2011 Rugby World Cup
8 28 September 2019 Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre 23 – 23 Draw 2017 November Tests

References
  1. "France v Japan rugby stats". Rugbydata.
  2. "France - Japon : Une réussite… en tribunes". Rugbyrama (in French). December 28, 2017.
  3. "Novès : "Est-ce que j'étais un tocard ?"" (in French). January 11, 2018.
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