1975 Japan rugby union tour of Australia

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1975 Japan rugby union tour of Australia
Summary
PWDL
Total
9405
Test match
2002
Opponent
PWDL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2 0 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour New Zealand 1974
Next tour Canada 1976

The 1975 Japan rugby union tour of Australia was a series of nine matches played by the Japan national rugby union team in Australia in July and August 1975. The Japan team won four of their matches and lost the other five, including both internationals against the Australia national rugby union team.

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Fixtures

DateVenueHomeScoreAway
20 July 1975 Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth, Western Australia Western Australia Flag of Western Australia.svg10–14 Japan XV
23 July 1975 Norwood Oval, Adelaide, South Australia South Australia Flag of South Australia.svg7–21 Japan XV
26 July 1975 Melbourne, Victoria Victoria Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg16–20 Japan XV
29 July 1975 Sydney, New South Wales Sydney City of Sydney Flag.svg38–22 Japan XV
2 August 1975 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg37–7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
6 August 1975 Moree, New South Wales New South Wales Country Flag of New South Wales.svg97–20 Japan XV
10 August 1975 Ballymore Stadium, Queensland Queensland Flag of Queensland.svg64–23 Japan XV
13 August 1975 Rockhampton, Queensland Queensland Country Flag of Queensland.svg12–32 Japan XV
17 August 1975 Ballymore Stadium, Queensland Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg50–25Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Matches

20 July 1975
Western Australia 10–14 Japan XV
Perry Lakes, Perth

23 July 1975
South Australia 7–21 Japan XV
Norwood Oval, Adelaide

26 July 1975
Victoria 16–20 Japan XV
Melbourne

29 July 1975
Sydney38–22 Japan XV
Sydney

2 August 1975
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg37–7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney [1]
Attendance: 9,533 [1]

6 August 1975
New South Wales Country 97–20 Japan XV
Moree

10 August 1975
Queensland 64–23 Japan XV
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

13 August 1975
Queensland Country 12–32 Japan XV
Rockhampton

17 August 1975
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg50–25Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane [2]
Attendance: 5,000 [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Webster, Jim (3 August 1975). "Test record—at Japan's expense". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. p. 65.
  2. 1 2 "Australia 50–25 win over Japan". The Age . John Fairfax and Sons. 18 August 1975. p. 14.

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