Japan Rugby Team
Rugby Team
Japan
JAPRugby World CupPrince Chichibu Memorial Stadium
WWLL
2-2Season Record
Team Overview
Current season
2Wins
2Losses
0Draws
+2Point Differential
Next Match
Wales
UpcomingSat, 7 Nov 2026 · 11:40
Team Information
CompetitionRugby World Cup
Season2027
Team TypeNational Team
GroupPool D
Home VenuePrince Chichibu Memorial Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Recent Results
| Date | Match | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | Fiji vs Japan | L | 34–28 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Canada vs Japan | W | 12–57 |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Japan vs Australia | L | 17–56 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Australia vs Japan | L | 35–32 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | France vs Japan | L | 42–15 |
| 11 Jul 2026 | Ireland vs Japan | L | 36–20 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | Italy vs Japan | W | 10–27 |
| 22 Nov 2025 | Japan vs Georgia | W | 25–23 |
Team Stats
Current Season
Games Played4
Wins2
Draws0
Losses2
Win %.500
Position3
Current Season Scoring
Points For109
Points Against107
Point Difference+2
Points / Game27.3
Opponent Points / Game26.8
League Points9
Stored History
Games Played24
Wins6
Draws0
Losses18
Win %0.250
Home Record5-11
Away Record1-7
Historical Scoring
Points For524
Points Against852
Point Difference-328
Points / Game21.8
Opponent Points / Game35.5
Highest Team Score57
Highest Opponent Score64
Biggest Win Margin45
Biggest Loss Margin54
ESPN Rugby Metrics
Tries For12
Tries Against14
Try Difference-2
Bonus Points1
Try Bonus Points1
Losing Bonus Points0
Historical Stats by Season
| Season | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 196 | 225 | -29 | 0.286 |
| 2025 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 261 | 532 | -271 | 0.214 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 95 | -28 | 0.333 |
Historical Stats by Competition
| Competition | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Test Match | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 395 | 669 | -274 | 0.222 |
| Rugby World Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 95 | -28 | 0.333 |
| Nations Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 88 | -26 | 0.333 |
Schedule & Results
| Date | Match | Status | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2027 · 05:30 | United States of America vs Japan | Scheduled | — |
| 9 Oct 2027 · 04:45 | Japan vs France | Scheduled | — |
| 2 Oct 2027 · 21:15 | Samoa vs Japan | Scheduled | — |
| 21 Nov 2026 · 09:10 | Japan vs Scotland | Scheduled | — |
| 14 Nov 2026 · 11:40 | Japan vs England | Scheduled | — |
| 7 Nov 2026 · 11:40 | Japan vs Wales | Scheduled | — |
| 24 Oct 2026 · 01:50 | Fiji vs Japan | Final | 34–28 |
| 5 Sep 2026 · 01:50 | Canada vs Japan | Final | 12–57 |
| 15 Aug 2026 · 01:15 | Japan vs Australia | Final | 17–56 |
| 8 Aug 2026 · 06:05 | Australia vs Japan | Final | 35–32 |
| 18 Jul 2026 · 04:40 | France vs Japan | Final | 42–15 |
| 11 Jul 2026 · 06:10 | Ireland vs Japan | Final | 36–20 |
| 4 Jul 2026 · 04:40 | Italy vs Japan | Final | 10–27 |
| 22 Nov 2025 · 07:00 | Japan vs Georgia | Final | 25–23 |
| 15 Nov 2025 · 12:40 | Japan vs Wales | Final | 23–24 |
| 8 Nov 2025 · 07:40 | Japan vs Ireland | Final | 10–41 |
| 1 Nov 2025 · 12:10 | Japan vs South Africa | Final | 7–61 |
| 25 Oct 2025 · 01:50 | Australia vs Japan | Final | 19–15 |
| 12 Jul 2025 · 01:50 | Wales vs Japan | Final | 31–22 |
| 5 Jul 2025 · 01:00 | Wales vs Japan | Final | 19–24 |
| 24 Nov 2024 · 11:10 | Japan vs England | Final | 14–59 |
| 16 Nov 2024 · 08:30 | Uruguay vs Japan | Final | 20–36 |
| 9 Nov 2024 · 15:10 | Japan vs France | Final | 12–52 |
| 26 Oct 2024 · 01:50 | New Zealand vs Japan | Final | 64–19 |
| 21 Jul 2024 · 01:05 | Italy vs Japan | Final | 42–14 |
| 13 Jul 2024 · 06:05 | Georgia vs Japan | Final | 25–23 |
| 22 Jun 2024 · 01:50 | England vs Japan | Final | 52–17 |
| 8 Oct 2023 · 07:00 | Argentina vs Japan | Final | 39–27 |
| 28 Sep 2023 · 15:00 | Samoa vs Japan | Final | 22–28 |
| 17 Sep 2023 · 15:00 | Japan vs England | Final | 12–34 |
Japan Squad
Adam ParkerAkira YoshidaAmanaki Lelei MafiAmanaki SaumakiAmato FakatavaAndrew McCormickAndy MillerAsaeli Ai ValuAtaata MoeakiolaAtsushi OyagiAtsushi SakateBen GunterBruce FergusonBryce RobinsCharlie LawrenceChisu LeeChristian LoamanuChul-Won KimCraig MillarDaichi AkiyamaDaijiro MuraiDaisuke OhataDylan RileyEiji HirotsuEiji KutsukiEishin KuwanoEkeroma LauaiufiEpineri UluivitiEsei HaanganaFaulua MakisiFumiaki TanakaGeorge KoniaGo ArugaGraeme BachopGreg SmithHajime KisoHalatoa VaileaHare MakiriHarry HockingsHarumichi TatekawaHaruto KidaHayate EraHendrik TuiHideki NanbaHirotoki OnozawaHiroyuki KajiharaHiroyuki TanumaHisataka IkutaHitoshi OnoIchigo NakakusuInoke BuruaIsaiah MapusuaIsileli NakajimaItsuki KamimuraIzi SwordJack CornelsenJames MooreJamie JosephJiwon GuJone NaikabulaJumpei OguraKai YamamotoKaito ShigenoKanji ShimokawaKatsufumi MiyamotoKatsuhiro MatsuoKazu HamabeKazuaki TakahashiKeiji HiroseKeiji TakeiKeijiro TamefusaKeita InagakiKenji SatoKenki FukuokaKenta FukudaKenta KobayashiKenta MatsuokaKiyoshi ImaizumiKo Izawa-NakamuraKoga NezukaKohei OguchiKoichi KuboKoji TairaKoji YasumiKojiro YoshinagaKosei OnoKosuke EndoKosuke HorikoshiKotaro MatsushimaLomano LemekiLopeti OtoLuatangi VatuveiLuke ThompsonMalo TuitamaMamoru HaradaMasaaki SakataMasaharu AizawaMasahiko ToyoyomaMasahiro KundaMasahito YamamotoMasami HorikoshiMasanori TakuraMasao AminoMichael LeitchMichael StolbergMichihito ChidaMinoru OkidoiMitsutake HagimotoNaoto NakamuraNaoto SaitoNaoya OkuboNataniela OtoNicholas McCurranNofomuli TaumoefolauOpeti HeluOsamu OtaPat TuidrakiPhilip O'ReillyPieter LabuschagneReuben ParkinsonRikiya MatsudaRob GordonRuan BothaRyo YamamuraRyohei YamanakaRyosuke IwaiharaRyota Asano InoseRyoto NakamuraRyunosuke ItoSam GreeneSamisoni TuaSanaila WaqaSanshiro KiharaSeiji HiraoSeiji KuriharaSemisi MasirewaSena KimuraSeunghyok LeeSeungsin LeeShin HasegawaShinji OnukiShinnosuke KakinagaShinobu FujiwaraShinya KomuraSho FuruhataShodai HiraoShogo MiuraShogo MukaiShogo NakanoShota FukuiShota HorieShotaro OnishiShu YamamotoShuhei TakeuchiShuji NakashimaShunsuke UenoboShuntaro KitamuraSinali-Tui LatuSione HalasiliSione-Tupo Latu MailangiRugby World Cup Standings
Pool A
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
