Georgia vs Japan · International Tests

International Tests · 2025Full time
Georgia
23–25
Japan

Match report

Japan beat Georgia 25-23 away from home in the International Tests on Saturday, 22 November 2025.

The win ends a run of five defeats for Japan. Eoghan Cross refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

1
Georgia wins (50%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Japan wins (50%)

Last 2 meetings, since July 2024

Biggest Georgia win
25–23
13 Jul 2024
Biggest Japan win
25–23
22 Nov 2025

Last 2 meetings

  • 22 Nov 2025 · Friendly International
    Georgia23
    Japan25
  • 13 Jul 2024 · Friendly International
    Japan23
    Georgia25

Lineups

Avg. age
27.1
Avg. age
27.8

Georgia

  1. 1Giorgi Akhaladze
  2. 3Irakli Aptsiauri
  3. 4Mikheili Babunashvili
  4. 6Tornike Jalagonia
  5. 7Beka Saghinadze
  6. 8Beka Gorgadze
  7. 9Vasil Lobzhanidze
  8. 10Tedo Abzhandadze
  9. 11Demur Tapladze
  10. 12Tornike Kakhoidze
  11. 13Giorgi Kveseladze
  12. 14Akaki Tabutsadze
  13. 15Davit Niniashvili
Replacements
  1. 17Giorgi Mamaiashvili
  2. 19Giorgi Javakhia
  3. 20Luka Ivanishvili
  4. 21Sandro Mamamtavrishvili
  5. 22Gela Aprasidze
  6. 23Luka Matkava

Japan

  1. 1Kenta Kobayashi
  2. 3Syuhei Takeuchi
  3. 4Epineri Uluiviti
  4. 6Tyler Paul
  5. 7Kanji Shimokawa
  6. 9Naoto Saito
  7. 11Tomoki Osada
  8. 12Charlie Lawrence
  9. 13Dylan Riley
  10. 14Kazuma Ueda
Replacements
  1. 18Keijiro Tamefusa
  2. 19Harry Hockings
  3. 23Yuki Ikeda