TheBreakdown
Full time2 June 1985
Japan
15–33
Ireland
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan · Tour 1985Head-to-head

Ireland won by 18 points.

Scoring

  1. –CJapan conversion · Hideo Kobayashi2–0
  2. –CJapan conversion · Hideo Kobayashi4–0
  3. –PJapan penalty · Hideo Kobayashi7–0
  4. –TJapan try · Shinji Onuki11–0
  5. –TJapan try · Daijiro Murai15–0
  6. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan15–2
  7. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan15–4
  8. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan15–6
  9. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan15–8
  10. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan15–11
  11. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan15–14
  12. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan15–17
  13. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin15–21
  14. –TIreland try · Michael Kiernan15–25
  15. –TIreland try · Michael Kiernan15–29
  16. –TIreland try · Willie Anderson15–33

Line-ups

Japan

  1. 1Jiro IshiyamaProp
  2. 2Tsuyoshi FujitaHooker
  3. 3Koji HoraguchiProp
  4. 4Toshiyuki HayashiSecond row
  5. 5Atsushi OyagiSecond row
  6. 6Masahiko KoshiyamaFlanker
  7. 7Yasuhara KawaseFlanker
  8. 8Michihito ChidaNumber 8
  9. 9Yoshimitsu KonishiScrum-half
  10. 10Seiji HiraoFly-half
  11. 11Daijiro MuraiWing
  12. 12Hideo KobayashiCentre
  13. 13Toshiro YoshinoCentre
  14. 14Shinji OnukiWing
  15. 15Shogo MukaiFull-back
  16. 16Toshitaki KimuraBench
  17. 17Masahiro InoueBench
  18. 18Yoshifumi KasaiBench
  19. 19Mitsutake HagimotoBench
  20. 20Kazuhiko HonjoBench
  21. 21Hideo ToshimaBench

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Ciaran FitzgeraldHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Willie AndersonSecond row
  5. 5Donal LenihanSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Paddy KennyFlanker
  8. 8Brian SpillaneNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
  16. 16Anthony KennedyBench
  17. 17Harry HarbisonBench
  18. 18Paul CollinsBench
  19. 19Rab BradyBench
  20. 20Ralph KeyesBench
  21. 21John HewittBench

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Context

All-time, Japan 1–13 Ireland in 14 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Japan going in
Ireland 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.