TheBreakdown
Full time9 March 1969
Japan
24–22
Hong Kong China
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan · Asian Championship 1969Head-to-head

Japan won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –CJapan conversion · Masaharu Mantani2–0
  2. –CJapan conversion4–0
  3. –CJapan conversion6–0
  4. –PJapan penalty · Masaharu Mantani9–0
  5. –TJapan try · Tadayuki Ito12–0
  6. –TJapan try · Tadayuki Ito15–0
  7. –TJapan try · Tadayuki Ito18–0
  8. –TJapan try · Yoshihiro Sakata21–0
  9. –TJapan try · Yoshihiro Sakata24–0
  10. –CHong Kong China conversion24–2
  11. –CHong Kong China conversion24–4
  12. –PHong Kong China penalty · Brian Wigley24–7
  13. –PHong Kong China penalty · Gerry Lougher24–10
  14. –PHong Kong China penalty · Gerry Lougher24–13
  15. –THong Kong China try · Michael Cuss24–16
  16. –THong Kong China try · Michael Cuss24–19
  17. –THong Kong China try24–22

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Katsumi MiyajiProp
  2. 2Mitsuo AtokawaHooker
  3. 3Takeo SarutaProp
  4. 4Masayoshi ItoSecond row
  5. 5Toshio TeraiSecond row
  6. 6Yoshio TanigawaFlanker
  7. 7Masahiro UchidaFlanker
  8. 8Hiroshi OgasawaraNumber 8
  9. 9Ryozo ImazatoScrum-half
  10. 10Tadamasa Fujimoto-KamoharaFly-half
  11. 11Yoshihiro SakataWing
  12. 12Akira YokoiCentre
  13. 13Masayoshi OzakiCentre
  14. 14Tadayuki ItoWing
  15. 15Masaharu MantaniFull-back

Hong Kong China

  1. 1John ThornProp
  2. 2Mike BirdHooker
  3. 3Geoffery CookProp
  4. 4KWC MacKenzieSecond row
  5. 5Joe CagilabaSecond row
  6. 6J BirtFlanker
  7. 7Chris GilbertFlanker
  8. 8Michael FrancisNumber 8
  9. 9Justin CunninghamScrum-half
  10. 10Ian ReidFly-half
  11. 11Gerry LougherWing
  12. 12Michael CussCentre
  13. 13Pete WightCentre
  14. 14Pete FerryWing
  15. 15Brian WigleyFull-back

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Context

All-time, Japan 31–5 Hong Kong China, 1 drawn in 37 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan going in
Hong Kong China going inno earlier scored Tests

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.