Teams

Japan	England XV
Tries Matsuo 3, Minamikawa	Tries Carleton 2, Dodge 2, Pomphrey 2
Cons Matsuo	Cons Davies 4
Pens none	Pens Davies 2
Team 15 FB Naohisa Tanifuji 14 W Shigetaka Mori (c) 13 C Tetsuro Yajima 12 C Yoichiro Minamikawa 11 W Hirotaka Ujino 10 FH Yuji Matsuo 9 SH Akio Ueda 1 P Takeshi Nakayama 2 H Toru Wada 3 P Koji Horaguchi 4 L Takeshi Hatakeyama 5 L Ryutaro Fukurodate 6 F Kyoichi Toyoyama 7 F Takeo Ishizuka 8 N8 Ichiro Kobayashi     Replacements 16 H Manabu Sasada 17 Kenzou Segawa 18 Mitsuru Sakamoto 19 Junya Matsumoto 20 Tsutomu Fukumoto 21 Hideo Toshima	Team 15 FB Alastair Hignell 14 W John Carleton 13 C Paul Dodge 12 C Alan MacMillan 11 W Mike Slemen 10 FH Huw Davies 9 SH Ian Peck 1 P John Doubleday 2 H Peter Wheeler 3 P Gary Pearce 4 L Bill Beaumont (c) 5 L John Butler 6 F Nigel Pomphrey 7 F Mike Rafter 8 N8 John Scott     Replacements 16 Jon Raphael 18 Bob Mordell 19 Chris Gifford 20 Toby Allchurch 21 Dusty Hare

Notes

Result England XV won by a margin of 20 points

Ground name Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance 35000

Referee C Norling (Wales)

Japan Test debuts none

England XV Test debuts no Test caps awarded

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3

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