Head-to-head
TEST WINS
ITA
8Test wins
JPN
3Test wins
11 Tests: Italy lead 8–3.
Model win probability
ITA 52%JPN 48%
How it works: the gap between the two TheBreakdown ratings, neutral venue. Our own model built from every Test; see the rankings page for the method.
Test history
Points 335–208 in Italy’s favour, first met 21 Oct 1976.
Biggest Italy win
11 June 2006: 52–6
Biggest Japan win
9 June 2018: 17–34 (Tour 2018)
Last 10 meetings
- Japan4 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Tokyo10–27
- Italy21 July 2024 · Men's Internationals 2024 · Sapporo42–14
- Italy26 Aug 2023 · Summer Nations Series 2023 · Treviso42–21
- Italy16 June 2018 · Tour 2018 · Kobe25–22
- Japan9 June 2018 · Tour 2018 · Oita Prefecture17–34
- Japan21 June 2014 · Tour 2014 · Tokyo23–26
- Italy13 Aug 2011 · Men's Internationals 2011 · Cesena31–24
- Italy18 Aug 2007 · Saint Vincent36–12
- Italy11 June 2006 · Tokyo52–6
- Italy4 July 2004 · Tour 2004 · Tokyo32–19
Scores show Italy first.
Every meeting, with filters and CSVTests to date; World Cup finals to 2023.