1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand

The 1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of 10 matches played in April and May 1974 in New Zealand by the Japan national rugby union team. It was the first visit of a Japanese team in New Zealand. They did not play against the All Blacks, but two matches against the New Zealand Universities team and the Junior All Blacks, which was at that time an Under-23 selection. These three matches were recognized as test matches by the Japanese Rugby Union team.

1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary
P W D L
Total
10 05 01 04
Test match
3[1] 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
NZ Universities
2 1 0 1
Junior All Blacks
1 0 0 1

Results
25 April 1974
Counties Manukau 23 - 42 Japan XV
28 April 1974
Auckland Waikato Univ. Combined 6 - 43 Japan XV
1 May 1974
Taranaki 15 - 19 Japan XV
4 May 1974
Poverty Bay 13 - 13 Japan XV
7 May 1974
Canterbury Uni / Lincoln College 70 - 23 Japan XV
9 May 1974
South Canterbury 18 - 23 Japan XV
12 May 1974
New Zealand Universities 40 - 31  Japan
15 May 1974
Southland 39 - 20 Japan XV
19 May 1974
Junior All Blacks 55 - 31  Japan
26 May 1974
New Zealand Universities 21 - 24  Japan

References

 
*"rugby in japan newsletter vol. 9 number 44" (.). November 2011.

Note
  1. Official test only for Japanese Rugby Football Union
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