TheBreakdown
Full time23 September 1978
Japan
16–55
France
National Kasumigaoka Stadium, Tokyo, Japan · Tour 1978Head-to-head

France won by 39 points.

Scoring

  1. –CJapan conversion · Nobuyuki Ueyama2–0
  2. –CJapan conversion · Yoichiro Minamikawa4–0
  3. –TJapan try · Hirotaka Ujino8–0
  4. –TJapan try · Masaru Fujiwara12–0
  5. –TJapan try · Mitsuru Sakamoto16–0
  6. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–2
  7. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–4
  8. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–6
  9. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–8
  10. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–10
  11. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–12
  12. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–14
  13. –CFrance conversion · Roger Aguerre16–16
  14. –PFrance penalty · Roger Aguerre16–19
  15. –TFrance try · Louis Bilbao16–23
  16. –TFrance try · Guy Novès16–27
  17. –TFrance try · Guy Novès16–31
  18. –TFrance try · Guy Novès16–35
  19. –TFrance try · Jean-Pierre Bastiat16–39
  20. –TFrance try · Christian Beguerie16–43
  21. –TFrance try · Alain Maleig16–47
  22. –TFrance try · Robert Paparemborde16–51
  23. –TFrance try · Gerard Cholley16–55

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Takeshi NakayamaProp
  2. 2Mtsuru HohokabeHooker
  3. 3Toshiaki YasuiProp
  4. 4Takeshi HatakeyamaSecond row
  5. 5Naoshi KumagaiSecond row
  6. 6Mitsuru SakamotoFlanker
  7. 7Takeo IshizukaFlanker
  8. 8Ichiro KobayashiNumber 8
  9. 9Junya MatsumotoScrum-half
  10. 10Shigetaka MoriFly-half
  11. 11Masao YoshidaWing
  12. 12Yoichiro MinamikawaCentre
  13. 13Masaru FujiwaraCentre
  14. 14Hirotaka UjinoWing
  15. 15Nobuyuki UeyamaFull-back
  16. 16Take'aki ToyodaBench
  17. 17Toshihiro HiraiBench
  18. 18Akihiro GosoBench
  19. 19Akio UedaBench
  20. 20Shigekazu HoshinoBench
  21. 21Nobufumi TanakaBench

France

  1. 1Gerard CholleyProp
  2. 2Jean PercheHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Alain MaleigSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  7. 7Christian BeguerieFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Pierre BastiatNumber 8
  9. 9Jerome GallionScrum-half
  10. 10Bernard ViviesFly-half
  11. 11Guy NovèsWing
  12. 12Francois SangalliCentre
  13. 13Christian BelascainCentre
  14. 14Louis BilbaoWing
  15. 15Jean-Michel AguirreFull-back
  16. 16Philippe DintransBench
  17. 17Bernard ForestierBench
  18. 18Jean-Luc JoinelBench
  19. 19Yves LaffargeBench
  20. 20Roger AguerreBench
  21. 21Alain CaussadeBench

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Context

All-time, Japan 0–14 France, 1 drawn in 15 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan going in
France going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.