1971 Japan v England

Rugby - Japan v England - 1971

England played two games against Japan on their 1971 tour of the Far East. Neither of the two matches were given official Test status, with England playing as England XV. No 'caps' were awarded to the English players who took part in the games.

The first match on 24 September was played at the Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka in front of a crowd of 13,000 spectators. The match was level at 19-19 with three minutes to go before two late tries from Peter Glover and Jeremy Janion gave the England XV a 27-19 victory. The second match in Tokyo on 28 September was again close with England edging Japan 6-3.

The programme and ticket from the second game in Tokyo are shown below, and a pin badge from the first game, which I think may have been presented to a player or official at the game.

Programme

Pin Badge