Australia AThe members of JAPAN XV (Japan Fifteen), who will face the final match with After losing the first and second rounds of the Asahi Super Dry JAPAN RUGBY CHALLENGE SERIES 2022, they are expected to win the third round at Yodokou Sakura Stadium in Osaka on Friday, October 14th.
Three starting members have changed, and PR Keita Inagaki, who has 42 caps as a representative of Japan, will be No. 1 and will be participating in the series for the first time. Tevita Tatafu and SH Ryudai, who were reserves last week, also grabbed the starters. And there was a position change in the back row, and Leach, who had been wearing number 8 for two consecutive games, moved to the blind side FL, and Koshi Shimokawa, a young talent who has been struggling as number 6 since the first match, is open side. No. 7 will be a new challenge.
Head coach Jamie Joseph said of Inagaki: “He’s in good shape. He’s experienced, he’s a great tackler and I hope he shows what he’s always done as a prop. It’s important that he’s back.” I expect.
As for SH, the competition is fierce. Naoto (Saito) is also doing his best, but Nagare didn’t play in the summer series, and following watching the two games (he played in the second half of the match once morest Australia), he started to improve. So, this time I decided to start with the flow. I want him to use his experience to control the game.”
Kazuki Himeno, who was No. 7 in Round 2, withdrew due to a knee injury. In addition, FL Peter “Rapace” Labschafni and PR Guchimoto have been injured, but following the match once morest Australia A, there are three test matches once morest powerhouses, and the World Cup is ahead of them in a year. The coach believes there is no need to force players who are not 100% fit. “I want to raise their condition carefully without rushing.”
Meanwhile, 34-year-old Leach is doing well. After the 2019 World Cup, where he led the Japanese national team to the last eight, he underwent a number of surgeries for a period of time, but his head coach, Joseph, is pleased to say that he is back in the best possible condition. “I think his performance in the last game was also great. He was very strong in front and led the team. and trust with certainty.
HO Tsuyoshi Hino, LO Vimpie van der Wald, NO8 Foulua Maxi, SO Takuya Yamazawa, and others, who will be joining the match for the first time in this series, have joined the reserves.
Yamazawa was number 10 in the match once morest Uruguay on June 25, but following that he was unable to play due to the new coronavirus and suffered a concussion and was late to the game. But when he recovered, the manager gave him a chance, saying, “I want him to step up. I want to see him perform well in games.”
Regarding van der Wald, who has recovered from Achilles tendon rupture and upper arm injury, he said, “The first and second games once morest Australia A were very tight, so with him coming in, I was physically stronger. I hope he will contribute to the team.”
▼JAPAN XV game registration member
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＜JAPAN XV match registration members＞
1. Keita Inagaki (Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights/42 caps)
2. Atsushi Sakate (Captain/Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights/30 caps)
3. Shinnosuke Kakinaga (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/11 caps)
Four. Warner Dianz (Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo/4 caps)
Five. Jack Cornelsen (Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights/9 caps)
6. Reach Michael (Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo/75 caps)
7. Koji Shimokawa (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/—)
8. Tevita Tatafu (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/12 caps)
9. Dai Nagare (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/27 caps)
Ten. Seungshin Lee (Kobe Steelers/3 caps)
11. Siosaia Fifita (Hanazono Kintetsu Liners/9 caps)
12. Ryoto Nakamura (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/30 caps)
13. Dylan Riley (Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights/7 caps)
14. Kotaro Matsushima (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/44 caps)
15. Ryohei Yamanaka (Kobe Steelers/24 caps)
16. Tsuyoshi Hino (Shizuoka Blue Revs/5 caps)
17. Shogo Miura (Toyota Verblitz/9 caps)
18. Shuhei Takeuchi (Urayasu D-Rocks/1 cap)
19. Vimpy Van der Wald (Urayasu D-Rocks/20 caps)
20. Faurua Maxi (Kubota Spears Funabashi/Tokyo Bay/4 caps)
twenty one. Naoto Saito (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/8 caps)
twenty two. Takuya Yamazawa (Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights/4 caps)
twenty three. Shogo Nakano (Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath/5 caps)
