TheBreakdown
Full time25 October 1987
Japan
0–74
New Zealand
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City, Japan · Tour 1987Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 74 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–2
  2. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–4
  3. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–6
  4. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–8
  5. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–10
  6. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–12
  7. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–14
  8. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–16
  9. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–18
  10. –CNew Zealand conversion · John Gallagher0–20
  11. –PNew Zealand penalty · John Gallagher0–23
  12. –PNew Zealand penalty · John Gallagher0–26
  13. –TNew Zealand try · John Gallagher0–30
  14. –TNew Zealand try · John Kirwan0–34
  15. –TNew Zealand try · John Kirwan0–38
  16. –TNew Zealand try · John Schuster0–42
  17. –TNew Zealand try · Terry Wright0–46
  18. –TNew Zealand try · Frano Botica0–50
  19. –TNew Zealand try · Frano Botica0–54
  20. –TNew Zealand try · Bruce Deans0–58
  21. –TNew Zealand try · Wayne Shelford0–62
  22. –TNew Zealand try · Mike Brewer0–66
  23. –TNew Zealand try · Zinzan Brooke0–70
  24. –TNew Zealand try · Alan Whetton0–74

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Koji YasumiProp
  2. 2Tsuyoshi FujitaHooker
  3. 3Masaharu AizawaProp
  4. 4Toshiyuki HayashiSecond row
  5. 5Atsushi OyagiSecond row
  6. 6Yoshihiko SakurabaFlanker
  7. 7Masahiko KoshiyamaFlanker
  8. 8Sinali LatuNumber 8
  9. 9Hisataka IkutaScrum-half
  10. 10Katsuhiro MatsuoFly-half
  11. 11Minoru OkidoiWing
  12. 12Seiji HiraoCentre
  13. 13Eiji KutsukiCentre
  14. 14Toshiro YoshinoWing
  15. 15Shogo MukaiFull-back

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3Richard LoeProp
  4. 4Albert AndersonSecond row
  5. 5Alan WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Zinzan BrookeFlanker
  7. 7Mike BrewerFlanker
  8. 8Wayne ShelfordNumber 8
  9. 9Bruce DeansScrum-half
  10. 10Frano BoticaFly-half
  11. 11Terry WrightWing
  12. 12John SchusterCentre
  13. 13Bernie McCahillCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15John GallagherFull-back

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Context

All-time, Japan 0–8 New Zealand in 8 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan going in
New Zealand 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.