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Australia edge 4–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 5 meetings in International Test Match on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Australia lead the head to head 5–0 from 5 meetings since 2017.
2026: Australia 4–2–1, Japan 1–3. Australia have the better margin, -0.1 a game to -0.8.
Australia have won the last 5 against Japan.
Last five: Australia 2 wins, Japan 2.
Australia average more clean breaks per game: 4 to 1.5.
Australia average more tackles per game: 67.9 to 32.3.
Japan concede fewer missed tackles per game: 6.3 to 11.9.
At home: Australia win 58%, Japan 33% (every game we hold).
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
55 games since 20170
15 Aug 2026 · Queensland Country Bank Stadium, TownsvilleAustralia 56Japan 17
8 Aug 2026 · Hanazono Rugby Stadium, OsakaAustralia 35Japan 32
25 Oct 2025 · MUFG Stadium, TokyoAustralia 19Japan 15
23 Oct 2021 · Showa Denko Dome OitaAustralia 32Japan 23
4 Nov 2017 · International Stadium YokohamaAustralia 63Japan 30
2026 season
Per game, this season.
32.6228 totalScored per gameper game33.5134 total
32.7229 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better34.3137 total
4.431 totalTriesper game520 total
202.71,419 totalMetresper game125.5502 total
67.9475 totalTacklesper game32.3129 total
428 totalClean breaksper game
1.5
6 total
9.969 totalDefenders beatenper game728 total
11.983 totalMissed tacklesper game · lower is better6.325 total