History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Japan
Ireland and Japan have played each other on eight occasions; Ireland have won seven matches and Japan have won one. They have met three times in Rugby World Cup fixtures, once in end-of-year rugby union internationals and four times in Ireland tours of Japan.[1]
Summary
Overall
| Details | Played | Won by |
Won by |
Drawn | Ireland points | Japan points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 25 |
| In Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 84 |
| Neutral venue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 28 |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 137 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Ireland | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 7 (9 October 1991–24 June 2017) | 1 (28 September 2019) |
| Largest points for | ||
| Home | 78 (11 November 2000) | 22 (17 June 2017) |
| Away | 50 (17 June 2017) | 28 (31 May 1995) |
| Largest winning margin | ||
| Home | 69 (11 November 2000) | 7 (28 September 2019) |
| 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 |
| 8 | 28 September 2019 | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi | 19 – 12 | |
2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 9 | 20 November 2020 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | – | 2020 November Tests |
References
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Team analysis - Ireland - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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