With England taking on Japan tomorrow afternoon at Twickenham Stadium, TRU’s Joe Harvey heard from the two teams’ head coaches as the two teams take on one another for just the third time in their histories.
England captain Owen Farrell spoke about playing Japan ahead of the two teams coming face to face at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon and the return of Jonny May to the starting XV.
Ahead of playing Japan in the second game of the Autumn Nations Series, England head coach Eddie Jones has made five changes to the team that started a week earlier in their loss to Argentina.
Ahead of the Autumn Nations Series getting properly underway this weekend, former South Africa wing and World Cup winner, Bryan Habana, spoke about the issues that come with the establishment of a global calendar.
New Zealand successfully overcame a stern resistance from Japan as they sealed a 38-31 win in their opening fixture of their end-of-the year series at National Stadium in Tokyo.
Ahead of Harlequins’ Premiership Rugby Cup opener against London Irish at The Stoop, Charlie Matthews spoke about his return to West London, captaining the club on his second debut and playing ‘proper rugby’ again.
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph was pleased with his team's win over Uruguay but seeks more improvement as they line up to face France in a two-game series.
Two years ago, Scotland were dumped out of the World Cup by Japan, but a lot has changed for Gregor Townsend's side since then as the two teams meet at BT Murrayfield this weekend.
Johnny Sexton celebrated his 100th Test for Ireland with a 16-point contribution as his side went on to thrash Japan 60-5 in the Autumn Nations Series opener at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.