TheBreakdown rating #13 · Tests 1932–2026
Japan
404Tests55%win rate221–6–177W–D–L
Test record
All results- Won
- 221
- Drawn
- 6
- Lost
- 177
- Points
- 14,019–9,960
At home ground: 90–1–77 (54%). Away or neutral: 131–5–100 (57%). Longest winning run 11. Now on a 3-win run.
Last 10 Tests
- Wv Fiji19 Sept 2026 · Pacific Nations Cup 2026 · Tokyo20–15
- Wv USA12 Sept 2026 · Pacific Nations Cup 2026 · Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City63–14
- Wv Canada5 Sept 2026 · Men's Internationals 2026 · Nigata57–12
- Lv Australia15 Aug 2026 · Men's Internationals 2026 · Townsville | Gurambilbarra17–56
- Lv Australia8 Aug 2026 · Men's Internationals 2026 · Osaka Prefecture, Higashiosaka City32–35
- Lv France18 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Tokyo15–42
- Lv Ireland11 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Newcastle | Awabakal-Worimi20–36
- Wv Italy4 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Tokyo27–10
- Wv Georgia22 Nov 2025 · Men's Internationals 2025 · Tbilisi25–23
- Lv Wales15 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Cardiff23–24
TheBreakdown rating over time
Year-end rating since 1900. How the rating works.
Biggest win
155–3
v Chinese Taipei, 6 July 2002
Heaviest defeat
17–145
v New Zealand, 4 June 1995
2
30s
4
60s
33
70s
43
80s
75
90s
90
00s
106
10s
51
20s
Tests to date
Most played opponents
- Korea33–1–7 from 41
- Hong Kong China31–1–5 from 37
- Canada18–2–8 from 28
- USA13–1–13 from 27
- Fiji5–0–17 from 22
- Tonga11–0–9 from 20
- Samoa7–0–12 from 19
- Chinese Taipei18–0–0 from 18
Most capped players
All 649 players- 1Hitoshi Ono102 Tests · 2004–2016
- 2Michael Leitch99 Tests · 2008–2026
- 3Yukio Motoki84 Tests · 1991–2005
- 4Kensuke Hatakeyama78 Tests · 2008–2016
- 5Shota Horie76 Tests · 2009–2023
- 6Fumiaki Tanaka75 Tests · 2008–2019
- 7Hirotoki Onozawa74 Tests · 2001–2013
- 8Yu Tamura72 Tests · 2012–2022
Counted from the line-ups we hold.
World Cup
- 0
- titles
- 0
- finals
- 0
- top-four finishes
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87
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91
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95
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99
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03
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07
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11
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15
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19
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23
W won · F lost final · 3 third · 4 fourth · – outside the top four. Bar height and letter both show the result.
Records to 2023
Finals
No World Cup final appearances yet.
Scores show Japan first.
2027 pool
Pool E
Squad
Not yet named
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