1956 Japan v Australian Universities

Rugby - Japan v Australian Universities - 1956

The Australian Universities played three games against the Japan National Team on their 1956 tour. In the first match in Fukuoka on 4 March the Australian Universities defeated Japan 16-14 in front of 15,000 spectators. The Australian Universities team triumphed again 19-8 in the second game in the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo in front of 30,000 spectators on 21 March and made it three wins out of three with a 19-6 victory in Osaka on 25 March.

The official Japanese programme and a ticket from the Australian Universities tour and a medal probably originally presented to one of the players or officials are shown below.

Medal