1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe

The 1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe was a series of ten matches played by the Japan national rugby union team in the United Kingdom and Italy in September and October 1976. Japan won three and lost seven of their ten matches. They lost all three of the matches against international representative teams; a Scottish XV, England under-23 and Italy.

1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe
Summary	P W D L
Total	10 03 00 07
Test match	03 00 00 03
Opponent	P W D L
Scotland XV	1 0 0 1
England U-23	1 0 0 1
Italy	1 0 0 1

Matches

Scores and results list Japan's points tally first.

Opponent	For	Against	Date	Venue
Gloucestershire	10	62	22 September	Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Scottish XV	9	34	25 September	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
English Students XV	21	16	29 September	Edge Hall Road, Orrell
Combined Services	21	23	2 October	Devonport
Cambridge University	38	35	6 October	Cambridge
Combined Welsh Clubs	9	63	9 October	St. Helen's, Swansea
Oxford University	37	0	13 October	Oxford
England Under-23	15	58	16 October	Twickenham Stadium London
Italy Under-21	30	31	19 October	L'Aquila
Italy	3	25	21 October	Padua

References

• Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1977). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977–78. Queen Anne Press. pp. 45–50. ISBN 0-354-09020-8.