| Home team | Japan XV |
| Away team | Māori All Blacks |
| Venue | Paloma Mizuho Stadium |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Kick off time | 11:05 am (UK and Ireland) |
| Watch Live in the UK | NZR+ |
Japan XV vs Maori All Blacks preview as the sides meet at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium.
These sides are both the secondary side of their main national side and have met several times in the last few years
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Japan XV vs Maori All Black confirmed lineups
| Japan XV | Māori All Blacks | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Okabe | 1 | Norris | |||
| Harada | 2 | Thompson | |||
| Takeuchi | 3 | Renata | |||
| Haangana | 4 | McWhannell | |||
| Stolberg | 5 | Cahill | |||
| Shimokawa | 6 | Howden | |||
| Costley | 7 | Brown | |||
| Raratubua | 8 | Barnes | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Hojo | 9 | Lennox | |||
| Ito | 10 | Reihana | |||
| Burua | 11 | Paul | |||
| Lee | 12 | Taele | |||
| Riley | 13 | Sullivan | |||
| Ueda | 14 | Spencer | |||
| Matsunaga | 15 | Forbes | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Sato | 16 | Devery | |||
| Otsuka | 17 | Rakete-Stones | |||
| Sword | 18 | Kumeroa | |||
| Takeuchi | 19 | Delany | |||
| Maivou | 20 | Broughton | |||
| Watanabe | 21 | Nock | |||
| Greene | 22 | Kemara | |||
| Main | 23 | Brown | |||
Recent Form:
Japan XV (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 18th October 2025 | Friendly | Australia A | 7-71 |
| Loss | 28th June 2025 | Friendly | Maori All Blacks | 20-53 |
| Won | 6th July 2024 | Friendly | Maori All Blacks | 26-14 |
| Loss | 29th June 2024 | Friendly | Maori All Blacks | 10-36 |
| Loss | 8th July 2023 | Friendly | New Zealand A | 6-38 |
The Japan XV side tend to only play against the secondary teams of Australia and mostly New Zealand in recent years. They only defeated the Maori All Blacks once in the last five games.
Maori All Blacks (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 5th July 2025 | Friendly | Scotland | 26-29 |
| Won | 28th June 2025 | Friendly | Maori All Blacks | 20-53 |
| Loss | 6th July 2024 | Friendly | Maori All Blacks | 26-14 |
| Won | 29th June 2024 | Friendly | Maori All Blacks | 10-36 |
| Loss | 12th July 2022 | Friendly | Ireland | 24-30 |
The Maori All Blacks have won two of their last five games, both of which have come in their three games against the Japan XV in the last few years.
Japan XV vs Māori All Blacks head-to-head record (last three matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 28th June 2025 | Friendly | Māori All Blacks | 20-53 |
| 6th July 2024 | Friendly | Japan XV | 26-14 |
| 29th June 2024 | Friendly | Māori All Blacks | 10-36 |
This has become a traditional match to start the summer, and the Maori All Blacks have won two of the three meetings.
