BURNABY, British Columbia (Aug. 1) – Japan coach Eddie Jones has made five changes and one positional switch from the side that started last week’s narrow loss to Fiji as the Brave Blossoms look to take third place in this year’s Pacific Nations Cup.
TORONTO (July 27) – Japan take on Fiji on Wednesday (Thursday morning Japan time) with a side that shows nine changes to the starting XV that took to the field at the weekend against the United States.
SACRAMENTO, California (July 24) – Japan went down to their first loss in this year’s Pacific Nations Cup as they fell 23-18 to the United States at Bonney Field.
SAN JOSE, California (July 19) – Japan opened their 2015 Pacific Nations Cup campaign in style on Saturday (Sunday morning in Japan) with a 20-6 win over Canada at Avaya Stadium.
TOKYO (July 17) – Tim Bennetts is set to win his first cap for Japan off the bench after he was named in the Brave Blossoms’ 23-man squad for their Pacific Nations Cup opener against Canada on Saturday.