Japan will go to Europe in November for a series of games including Tests against Romania and Georgia, Japan Rugby Football Union has revealed.
The team will arrive in Paris at the beginning of November for training and head to Bucharest for their first match on November 10.
Eddie Jones' side will then fly to Tbilisi, where they will face Georgia in a Test on November 17.
A Japan XV will take on a team from the Basque region in Bilbao on November 21 and the French Barbarians in Le Havre four days later.
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APV1 says...
Thanks folks!
Posted 15:50 06th September 2012
Ferdie says...
i saw that heading and thought "what, all of them?'
melkdave that's the best suggestion yet, a tournament featuring the winners of the 'regional world' competitions
there's also the IRB Americas Rugby Championship in Canada starts October 12: USA XV, Argentina Jaguars, Uruguay, Canada
Posted 13:24 06th September 2012
Houston_11 says...
@AVP1
Search myp2p.eu in google - if you get the right time of the match, you can usually find a couple of good streams online.
Great to see Japan getting these games though - it's exactly what they need to develop further. Really positive stuff from the IRB.
Posted 12:29 06th September 2012
melkdave says...
So good to see Japan heading to europe ,and playing other teir2 nations,the IRB is living upto its promise of getting these nations more meaningful games.Now all it needs is somekind of yearly or biyearly competion for these nations .I know europe has the IRB Nations cup ,and Asia has the Pacific 5 Nations ,but somekind of crossover cup or championship ,i feel would help develop. these nations into teir1 even faster .Pehaps a Continetal cup could be arranged with the winners of the Nations cup Pacific and asia cups and Americas cup and africas champions ,in a round robin.No teir 1 countries patisapating of course ,i include Samoa as tier 1 now ,and perhaps Fiji aswell.
APV1 you might be able to watch them at thefirstrow.eu-sport-rugby.hmtl
Posted 15:41 05th September 2012
keste03 says...
@APV1: Games from European Nations Cup are often shown live so might be able to find a stream - just have to live with foreign commentators ;)
Posted 15:01 05th September 2012
APV1 says...
Excellent news!
Chances of them being aired in the UK? Slim to none.
Posted 13:13 05th September 2012