Condition: 9/10 Superb

Size: Adult Extra Large (slim fitting)

Chest Measurement: 43-45 Inches / 109-114 CM

Manufacturer: Canterbury

Colour: White & red hoops, gold trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2023

Player: N/A

Patches: 2023 World Cup

Official Canterbury Japan home rugby shirt from the 2023 international tournament. Complete with 2023 World Cup patch on the chest. 

The condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 - Superb (see photos).

Rugby was first played in Japan's treaty ports as early as 1866. Popular participation by local university teams was established in 1899 and Japan's first recorded international match was a match against a Canadian team in 1932. Notable games for Japan include a victory over the Junior All Blacks in 1968, and a narrow 6–3 loss to England in 1971. Famous wins by Japan include a 28–24 victory over a Scotland XV in 1989 and a 23–8 victory over Wales in 2013.

In 2011, Japan displayed its progress by winning the 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, played against Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Further progress was displayed in 2014 when Japan completed a string of ten consecutive test wins (a record for a tier 2 team) to rank in the world's top 10 teams.

This continued into 2015 where they produced the first of their three biggest upsets when, in a Rugby World Cup pool match against South Africa, they won 

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