1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand

1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand
Summary	P W D L
Total	10 5 1 4
Test match	3[1] 1 0 2
Opponent	P W D L
NZ Universities	2 1 0 1
Junior All Blacks	1 0 0 1

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.

Results

12 May 1974

New Zealand Universities	40 - 31	Japan

Carisbrook, Dunedin

19 May 1974

Junior All Blacks	55 - 31	Japan

Eden Park, Auckland

26 May 1974

New Zealand Universities	21 - 24	Japan

Athletic Park, Wellington

References

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

Note

Japan rugby union tours
Argentina and South America	1993 2005
Australia	1975
New Zealand	1974
British Isles	1973 1976 1983 1986 1993 2000 2004
France	1973 1976 2000
Italy	1976
Romania	2004
North America	1986

Rugby union tours of New Zealand
British and Irish Lions	1888 (no test) 1904 1908 1930 1950 1959 1966 1971 1977 1983 1993 2005 2017
Australia	1905 1913 1931 1936 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1962 1964 1972 1978 1982 1986 1990 1991
New South Wales	1894 1921 1923 1925 1928
South Africa	1921 1937 1956 1965 1965 1981 1994
Argentina	1979 1989 1997 2001 2004
England	1963 1973 1985 1998 2003 2004 2008 2010 2014
France	1961 1968 1979 1984 1986 1989 1994 1999 2001 2003 2007 2013
Ireland	1976 1992 1997 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012
Italy	1980 (no test) 2002 2003 (no test)
Scotland	1975 1981 1990 1996 2000 2004
Wales	1969 1988 2003 2016
Romania	1991 (no test)
Japan	1974
Fiji	1974 1980 1989 (no test) 1996 1997 2003
Samoa	1996 2005 (no test)
Pacific Islanders	2004
Canada	1995 2007