🇯🇵JapanJPN
15 - 42
🇫🇷FranceFRA
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
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Nations Championship 2026 · Team Hub
Japan
JPN#12Senior World Rugby ranking76.09 ranking points
Competition formWLL
5 · Southern HemispherePosition
4Table Points
3Played
1Won
0Drawn
2Lost
62Points For
88Points Against
-26Points Diff
33%Win Rate
20.7Avg Scored
29.3Avg Conceded
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Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Recent Results
🇯🇵JapanJPN
15 - 42
🇫🇷FranceFRA
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
🇯🇵JapanJPN
20 - 36
🇮🇪IrelandIRE
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle | Awabakal-Worimi, Australia
🇯🇵JapanJPN
27 - 10
🇮🇹ItalyITA
Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
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Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
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Allianz Stadium, London, England
🏴ScotlandSCO
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🇯🇵JapanJPN
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
RFC TEAM INTELLIGENCE
3 completed matches analysedHow this team is performing
Team DNA
Strengths
- ✓ Scrum
- ✓ Lineout
- ✓ Ball Retention
Areas to Improve
- • Tackle Completion
- • Carry Efficiency
Team Leaders
RFC Team Insights
Team Insights
Japan is on a 2-match losing run.
- Definition
- Current team streak
- Source
- RFC verified match data and calculations
- Scope
- Team: Japan
- Method
- Detects the current winning, losing, or drawing run.
- Confidence
- Deterministic
- Calculated
- 2026-09-21 09:40:56 UTC
Data used
| Result Type | L |
|---|---|
| Length | 2 |
Japan has won 1 of 3 recorded matches (33%).
- Definition
- Team record
- Source
- RFC verified match data and calculations
- Scope
- Team: Japan
- Method
- Summarizes wins and win percentage from completed matches.
- Confidence
- Deterministic
- Calculated
- 2026-09-21 09:40:56 UTC
Data used
| Played | 3 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Win Percentage | 33.3 |
| Competition | nations-championship-2026 |
Japan averages 20.7 points scored and 29.3 conceded per match.
- Definition
- Team scoring profile
- Source
- RFC verified match data and calculations
- Scope
- Team: Japan
- Method
- Calculates average points scored and conceded.
- Confidence
- Deterministic
- Calculated
- 2026-09-21 09:40:56 UTC
Data used
| Points For | 62 |
|---|---|
| Points Against | 88 |
| Matches | 3 |
| Average For | 20.7 |
| Average Against | 29.3 |
Competition Records
Japan Records
nations-championship-2026
3Played
1Wins
33.3Win %
-26Points Difference
Largest winJapan 27–10 Italy17 point marginJuly 4, 2026
Largest defeatJapan 15–42 France27 point marginJuly 18, 2026
Highest team scoreJapan 27–10 Italy27 pointsJuly 4, 2026
Lowest team scoreJapan 15–42 France15 pointsJuly 18, 2026
Longest winning run1 matches
Longest unbeaten run1 matches
Average scored20.7
Average conceded29.3
Competition History
| Competition | P | W | D | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nations-championship-2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 88 |