This Thursday, the Japanese staff revealed their composition to challenge the French team on Saturday evening on the pitch at the Stade de France. Toulouse's Naoto Saito will start while Bordelo-Béglais Tevita Tatafu will sit on the substitutes' bench at kick-off.
There will be two of them playing in the Top 14 and facing the Blues on Saturday evening. This Thursday morning, the composition of Japan was communicated on social networks.
Naoto Saito, who plays for Stade Toulouse, will wear the number nine jersey against the Blues. He will form the hinge with Harumichi Tatekawa. Still at the back level, Tomoki Osada and Jone Naikabula will be on the wings while Siosaia Fifita and Dylan Riley will be associated in the center.
As for the front eight, Epineri Uluiviti and Wamer Dearns are in the cage, while Kazuki Himeno is obviously present on the wing of the third row. Tevita Tatafu, number eight of Union Bordeaux-Bègles, is a substitute.
The composition of Japan : 15. Tuitama ; 14. Naikabula, 13. Riley, 12. Fifita, 11. Osada ; 10. Tatekawa, 9. Saito ; 7. Himeno, 8. Makisi, 6. Shimokawa ; 5. Dearns, 4. Uluiviti ; 3 Takeuchi, 2. Harada, 1. Okabe.
Substitutes : 16. Matsuoka, 17. Morikawa, 18. Tamefusa, 19. Fakatava, 20. Tatafu, 21. Fujiwara, 22. Kajimura, 23. Matsunaga.
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