England men · Nations Championship

England
v Japan⁠

Match information

Kick-off Saturday 14 November at 16:40 UK time.

Date
Saturday 14 November 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
16:40 UK
Venue
Allianz Stadium, London

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Match guide

England welcome Japan to Allianz Stadium in London for a Nations Championship fixture on Saturday 14 November, with kick-off at 16:40 UK time. It sits between England's home Nations Championship matches against Australia on 8 November and New Zealand on 21 November.

England have won all six meetings with Japan in our records, stretching back to May 1987, and the last five were all decided by double-figure margins. They won 59–14 at home in November 2024, five months after a 52–17 victory in Japan, and beat Japan 34–12 at the Rugby World Cup in September 2023. Earlier wins of 52–13 in 2022 and 35–15 in 2018 complete that run. Before November, England's 2026 results were mixed: Six Nations and June defeats to France, a 45–21 loss to South Africa, then July wins over Fiji (73–8) and Argentina (31–24) in the Nations Championship.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The last 5 meetings

2018 – 2024

01 24 Nov 2024
Test matches · 2024 Autumn International Twickenham Stadium, London

England 59–14 Japan England won

England tries: Ben Earl 8', Sam Underhill 13', Jamie George 22', Jamie George 30', Ollie Sleightholme 36', George Furbank 53', Luke Cowan-Dickie 59', Luke Cowan-Dickie 64', Tom Roebuck 68'

Japan tries: Naoto Saito 33', Kazuki Himeno 61'

Match page: England v Japan, 24 November 2024

02 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

03 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

04 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

05 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

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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