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Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team) “New Zealand (Test Matches) Tour” Results
The results of the New Zealand (test match) held in Hamilton, New Zealand, by the Japanese men’s national hockey team “Samurai Japan” (world ranking = WR18th) are as follows.
Match Report [International Hockey Federation (FIH) Official Website]
* FIH World Ranking as of January 31
1st Game
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1st Match Record [Updated 2026.1.31] (FIH – TMS [Official Site])
Score
- 18′ PC – #38 DF Hyota Yamada (Asahi University)
- 35′ PC – #1 FW Koji Yamasaki
- 48′ PC – #38 DF Hyota Yamada (Asahi University)
- 54 min FG – #9 FW Kosei Kawanabe (GIFU ASAHI BLUE DEVILS)
- 57 min PC – #38 DF Hyota Yamada (Asahi University)
2nd Game
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2nd Match Record [Updated 2026.2.1] (FIH – TMS [Official Site])
Score
- 30′ FG – #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University)
3rd Game
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3rd Match Record [Updated 2026.2.2] (FIH – TMS [Official Site])
Score
- 14′ FG – #11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto
- 33′ FG – #1 FW Koji Yamazaki
- 45′ FG – #11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto
Final Game
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Final Match Record [Updated 2026.2.3] (FIH – TMS [Official Site])
Score
- 21′ PC – #38 DF Hyota Yamada (Asahi University)
- 25′ PC – #1 FW Koji Yamazaki
- 60′ FG – #1 FW Koji Yamazaki
Related Information
- FIH Official Social Media [Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube]
- FIH – TMS [Official Site]
- Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team)
