1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand
# 1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand

The 1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of 10 matches played in April and May 1974 in New Zealand by the Japan national rugby union team. It was the first visit of a Japanese team in New Zealand. They did not play against the All Blacks, but two matches against the New Zealand Universities team and the Junior All Blacks, which was at that time an Under-23 selection. These three matches were recognized as test matches by the Japanese Rugby Union team.

## Results

* 25 April 1974

| Counties Manukau | 23 - 42 | Japan XV |
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* Pukekohe
* 28 April 1974

| Auckland Waikato Univ. Combined | 6 - 43 | Japan XV |
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* Hamilton
* 1 May 1974

| Taranaki | 15 - 19 | Japan XV |
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* New Plymouth
* 4 May 1974

| Poverty Bay | 13 - 13 | Japan XV |
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* Gisborne
* 7 May 1974

| Canterbury Uni / Lincoln College | 70 - 23 | Japan XV |
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* Lancaster Park, Christchurch
* 9 May 1974

| South Canterbury | 18 - 23 | Japan XV |
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* Timaru
* 12 May 1974

| New Zealand Universities | 40 - 31 | Japan |
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* Carisbrook, Dunedin
* 15 May 1974

| Southland | 39 - 20 | Japan XV |
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* Invercargill
* 19 May 1974

| Junior All Blacks | 55 - 31 | Japan |
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* Eden Park, Auckland
* 26 May 1974

| New Zealand Universities | 21 - 24 | Japan |
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* Athletic Park, Wellington
