1976 Japan rugby union tour of Europe

March 2014 March 2014 Japan 1976 10 3 0 7 3 0 0 3 SCO XV 1 0 0 1 ENG U-23 1 0 0 1 ITA 1 0 0 1 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 Stadium, Gloucester Scottish XV 9 34 25 September Murrayfield Stadium, 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 Stadium London Italy Under-21 30 31 19 October L'Aquila Italy 3 25 21 October Padua References Vivian Jenkins Vivian Jenkins Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977–78 1977 Queen Anne Press 0-354-09020-8 45–50 expanded collapsedcollapsed collapsed collapsed Japan rugby union tour Category:Japan national rugby union team tours Category:Rugby union tours of Wales Category:Rugby union tours of Italy Category:Rugby union tours of England Category:Rugby union tours of Scotland tour tour tour tour Japan Rugby Union Tour of Europe Japan Rugby Union Tour of Europe