The Japan Rugby Football Union (JFRU) and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today announced that the All Blacks XV will play two matches in Japan this July against the Japan XV in Tokyo and the Brave Blossoms, Japan’s national team, in Kumamoto. The teams, which are sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical, will face off for the 2023 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup beginning on Saturday, July 8 at Tokyo’s famed Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium and continuing on Saturday, July 15 at Kumamoto’s Egao Kenko Stadium. The All Blacks XV 2023 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup schedule is: All Blacks vs Japan XV, Saturday 8 July, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo All Blacks v Japan, Saturday 15 July, Kumamoto The All Blacks XV would benefit greatly from the two matches, according to NZR General Manager of Professional Rugby & Performance Chris Lendrum, since they would give them the chance to fight on a world platform against a top-notch international foe. “Securing international matches of this caliber is cruci