The Japanese national rugby team will hold a test match with the All Blacks, the New Zealand national team ranked 5th in the world, at the National Stadium in October this year.
The Japan national rugby team, which is ranked 10th in the world, is strengthening its preparations for the World Cup, which will start in France next September.
The Japan Rugby Union has announced that it has decided to hold a test match against New Zealand, ranked 5th in the world, at the National Stadium on October 29 as part of its strengthening.
For Japan, it will be a great opportunity to test their current strength against strong opponents ahead of next year's World Cup.
Also, New Zealand, nicknamed the "All Blacks", is a team that is gaining popularity for its prowess and the traditional dance "haka" performed before matches. increase.
Jamie Joseph, head coach of the Japan national team, said, "I'm very excited to play against a team aiming to win the World Cup. This kind of match is the only way to strengthen the team for next year's World Cup. We need it, we want to be at our best and we want to take the win away from the All Blacks."
Japan have lost all six of their matches since losing 0-74 to New Zealand in 1987 for the first time.
Japan vs New Zealand past head-to-head record
Japan has played against New Zealand six times so far, and in some matches they failed to score a single goal, while in others they conceded nearly 150 goals, losing by a wide margin in each match.
▽The first match was 0 to 74 on October 25, 1987.
▽ The second game was 4 to 106 on November 1, 1987.
▽ The third game was 17 to 145 on June 4, 1995.
▽ Game 4 was 7-83 on September 16, 2011.
▽ The fifth game was November 2, 2013, 6 to 54.
▽ Game 6 was the most competitive game on November 3, 2018 with a score of 31-69.