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England
v Japan⁠

59–14

Full time

England v Japan finished 59–14.

Japan
Naoto Saito 33', Kazuki Himeno 61'
Date
Sunday 24 November 2024 · England in 2024
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London
Competition
Test matches · 2024 Autumn International

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Japan

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Takato Okabe Prop Off in the 60'
  • No. 2, Seunghyok Lee Hooker Off in the 40'
  • No. 3, Shuhei Takeuchi Prop Off in the 40'
  • No. 4, Sanaila Waqa Lock Off in the 52'
  • No. 5, Ratu Epineri Uluiviti Lock
  • No. 6, Kanji Shimokawa Flanker Off in the 60'
  • No. 7, Kazuki Himeno Flanker
  • No. 8, Faulua Makisi Number 8 Off in the 47'
  • No. 9, Naoto Saito (c) Scrum Half Off in the 60'
  • No. 10, Nicholas McCurran Fly Half
  • No. 11, Jone Naikabula Wing
  • No. 12, Siosaia Fifita Centre
  • No. 13, Dylan Riley Centre
  • No. 14, Tomoki Osada Wing Off in the 63'
  • No. 15, Takuro Matsunaga Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Kenta Matsuoka On in the 40'
  • No. 17, Yukio Morikawa On in the 60'
  • No. 18, Keijiro Tamefusa On in the 40'
  • No. 19, Daichi Akiyama On in the 52'
  • No. 20, Tevita Tatafu On in the 60'
  • No. 21, Ben Gunter On in the 47'
  • No. 22, Shinobu Fujiwara On in the 60'
  • No. 23, Yusuke Kajimura On in the 63'

Referee: Craig Evans · Player of the match: Ollie Sleightholme. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1987 – 2024

01 22 Jun 2024
Test matches · 2024 England tour of Japan and New Zealand Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Japan 17–52 England England won

England tries: Chandler Cunningham-South 14', Marcus Smith 24', Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 29', Henry Slade 42', Alex Mitchell 43', Ben Earl 49', Harry Randall 58', Sam Underhill 77'

Japan tries: Koga Nezuka 66', Takuya Yamasawa 69'

Match page: Japan v England, 22 June 2024

02 17 Sep 2023
Rugby World Cup Allianz Riviera, Nice

England 34–12 Japan England won

England tries: Lewis Ludlam 23', Courtney Lawes 55', Freddie Steward 65', Joe Marchant 80'

Japan tries: None

Match page: England v Japan, 17 September 2023

03 12 Nov 2022
Test matches · 2022 Autumn International Twickenham Stadium, London

England 52–13 Japan England won

England tries: Freddie Steward 11', Marcus Smith 23', Guy Porter 40', Ellis Genge 47', Guy Porter 49', Penalty try 69', Marcus Smith 74'

Japan tries: Naoto Saito 58'

Match page: England v Japan, 12 November 2022

04 17 Nov 2018
Test matches · Test match Twickenham, London

England 35–15 Japan England won

England tries: Danny Care 3', Mark Wilson 58', Joe Cokanasiga 70', Dylan Hartley 76'

Japan tries: Ryoto Nakamura 22', Michael Leitch 31'

Match page: England v Japan, 17 November 2018

05 30 May 1987
Rugby World Cup Concord Oval, Sydney

Japan 7–60 England England won

England tries: Rory Underwood 31', Gary Rees 38', Jamie Salmon 47', Dean Richards 49', Rory Underwood 56', Kevin Simms 62', Mike Harrison 66', Mike Harrison 68', Nigel Redman 76', Mike Harrison 78'

Japan tries: Katsufumi Miyamoto 42'

Match page: Japan v England, 30 May 1987

Official meetings since 1987

England v Japan stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings6In our results database
England wins6England perspective
Draws0Level at full time
Japan wins0Japan victories

England have scored 292 points to Japan's 78 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Mike Harrison

3 tries against Japan in matches we hold scorer data for.

Japan · Fixture leader

2

Naoto Saito

Japan's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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