1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe

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The 1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe was a series of ten matches played by the Japan national rugby union team in the United Kingdom and Italy in September and October 1976. Japan won three and lost seven of their ten matches. They lost all three of the matches against international representative teams; a Scottish XV, England under-23 and Italy.

Matches

Scores and results list Japan's points tally first.

Opponent	For	Against	Date	Venue
Gloucestershire	10	62	22 September	Kingsholm, Gloucester
Scottish XV	9	34	25 September	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
English Students XV	21	16	29 September	Edge Hall Road, Orrell
Combined Services	21	23	2 October	Devonport
Cambridge University	38	35	6 October	Cambridge
Combined Welsh Clubs	9	63	9 October	St. Helen's, Swansea
Oxford University	37	0	13 October	Oxford
ENGLAND UNDER-23	15	58	16 October	Twickenham London
Italy Under-21	30	31	19 October	L'Aquila
Italy	3	25	21 October	Padua

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References

Vivian Jenkins, ed. (1977). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977–78. Queen Anne Press. pp. 45–50. ISBN 0-354-09020-8.

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