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The Star
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Rugby-Jones names eight uncapped players in Japan match-day 23 to play Wales
Rugby Union - Sevens World Cup - Day One - Hong Kong - March 31, 2023 Japan's Kippei Ishida in action with Australia's Darby Lancaster REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (Reuters) -Japan coach Eddie Jones has named eight uncapped players in his match-day 23 against ailing Wales in Kitakyushu on Saturday, with wing Kippei Ishida and prop Yota Kamimori to start in what are expected to be hot and humid conditions. The visitors are on a 17-game winless run and desperate for success as they come up against an inexperienced Japan side with a single victory in five that is also in need of a boost. Ishida forms a back three with wing Malo Tuitama and fullback Takuro Matsunaga, while the centre pairing is Shogo Nakano and Dylan Riley. Seungsin Lee has been preferred at flyhalf and has Shinobu Fujiwara in the number 9 jersey alongside him. Kamimori starts in the front row with fellow prop Shuhei Takeuchi and hooker Mamoru Harada. They will have locks Epineri Uluiviti and Warner Dearns behind them in the scrum. Number eight Amato Fakatava packs down with experienced flankers Michael Leitch and Jack Cornelsen. There are six uncapped players among the replacements in props Hayate Era and Sena Kimura, lock Waisake Raratubua, scrumhalf Shuntaro Kitamura, flyhalf Ichigo Nakakusu and fullback Halatoa Vailea. "Inexperience can sometimes be a blessing, particularly in hot conditions. If they get out and play with a lot of energy, a lot of determination, it will be up to the experienced players to steer the ship," Jones told reporters. Japan have won only once in 10 previous tests against Wales, which was a 23-8 home success in 2013. Japan team: 15-Takuro Matsunaga, 14-Kippei Ishida, 13-Dylan Riley, 12-Shogo Nakano, 11-Malo Tuitama, 10-Seungsin Lee, 9-Shinobu Fujiwara, 8-Amato Fakatava, 7-Jack Cornelsen, 6-Michael Leitch, 5-Warner Dearns, 4-Epineri Uluiviti, 3-Shuhei Takeuchi, 2-Mamoru Harada, 1-Yota Kamimori Replacements: 16-Hayate Era, 17-Sena Kimura, 18-Keijiro Tamefusa, 19-Waisake Raratubua, 20-Ben Gunter, 21-Shuntaro Kitamura, 22-Ichigo Nakakusu, 23-Halatoa Vailea. (Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Kate Mayberry)
CNA
03-07-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Jones names eight uncapped players in Japan match-day 23 to play Wales
Japan coach Eddie Jones has named eight uncapped players in his match-day 23 against ailing Wales in Kitakyushu on Saturday, with wing Kippei Ishida and prop Yota Kamimori to start in what are expected to be hot and humid conditions. The visitors are on a 17-game winless run and desperate for success as they come up against an inexperienced Japan side with a single victory in five that is also in need of a boost. Ishida forms a back three with wing Malo Tuitama and fullback Takuro Matsunaga, while the centre pairing is Shogo Nakano and Dylan Riley. Seungsin Lee has been preferred at flyhalf and has Shinobu Fujiwara in the number 9 jersey alongside him. Kamimori starts in the front row with fellow prop Shuhei Takeuchi and hooker Mamoru Harada. They will have locks Epineri Uluiviti and Warner Dearns behind them in the scrum. Number eight Amato Fakatava packs down with experienced flankers Michael Leitch and Jack Cornelsen. There are six uncapped players among the replacements in props Hayate Era and Sena Kimura, lock Waisake Raratubua, scrumhalf Shuntaro Kitamura, flyhalf Ichigo Nakakusu and fullback Halatoa Vailea. "Inexperience can sometimes be a blessing, particularly in hot conditions. If they get out and play with a lot of energy, a lot of determination, it will be up to the experienced players to steer the ship," Jones told reporters. Japan have won only once in 10 previous tests against Wales, which was a 23-8 home success in 2013. Japan team: 15-Takuro Matsunaga, 14-Kippei Ishida, 13-Dylan Riley, 12-Shogo Nakano, 11-Malo Tuitama, 10-Seungsin Lee, 9-Shinobu Fujiwara, 8-Amato Fakatava, 7-Jack Cornelsen, 6-Michael Leitch, 5-Warner Dearns, 4-Epineri Uluiviti, 3-Shuhei Takeuchi, 2-Mamoru Harada, 1-Yota Kamimori
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jones places faith in Japan youth movement to sink Wales
Eddie Jones will coach Japan in the first of two home rugby union Tests against Wales on Saturday (Richard A. Brooks) Japan head coach Eddie Jones said "inexperience can sometimes be a blessing" as he named a young team Thursday to face struggling Wales in the first of two home Tests. Jones selected two uncapped players to start against the Welsh in southwestern Kitakyushu on Saturday, with another six on the bench. Advertisement Wales have lost their last 17 Tests -- a record for a Tier One country in the professional era -- and Jones wants his young side to take advantage of the hot and humid conditions. "Inexperience can sometimes be a blessing, particularly in hot conditions," the former Australia and England boss said ahead of the game, where temperatures are expected to reach 32 Celsius. "If they get out and really play with a lot of energy, a lot of determination, it will be up to the experienced players to steer the ship." Among Japan's new caps will be the diminutive 1.67 metre tall (5ft 5in) wing Kippei Ishida, who Jones said "can be a Japanese version" of South Africa livewire Cheslin Kolbe. Advertisement "He's similar size, got great feet, great aerial skills, and in training he's impressed everyone," Jones said of Ishida, who will start on the right wing. "It was impossible not to select him." Veteran loose forward Michael Leitch captains the team for his 88th cap, with Japan regulars Warner Dearns, Dylan Riley and Seungsin Lee also in the starting line-up. Jones has had his players in a training camp close to Kitakyushu for the past three weeks and he said they were "ready to go". "It's been 32 degrees every time we've trained, the ball's like a cake of soap, we've wet the field so it makes the conditions difficult for the players," he said. Advertisement "We can't do more heat acclimatisation than we've done." Japan will host Wales in Kobe for the second Test on July 12. Japan (15-1): Takuro Matsunaga; Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Shogo Nakano, Malo Tuitama; Seungsin Lee, Shinobu Fujiwara; Amato Fakatava, Jack Cornelsen, Michael Leitch (capt); Warner Dearns, Epineri Uluiviti; Shuhei Takeuchi, Mamoru Harada, Yota Kamimori. Replacements: Hayate Era, Sena Kimura, Keijiro Tamefusa, Waisake Raratubua, Ben Gunter, Shuntaro Kitamura, Ichigo Nakakusa, Halatoa Vailea. amk/dh
France 24
03-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Jones places faith in Japan youth movement to sink Wales
Jones selected two uncapped players to start against the Welsh in southwestern Kitakyushu on Saturday, with another six on the bench. Wales have lost their last 17 Tests -- a record for a Tier One country in the professional era -- and Jones wants his young side to take advantage of the hot and humid conditions. "Inexperience can sometimes be a blessing, particularly in hot conditions," the former Australia and England boss said ahead of the game, where temperatures are expected to reach 32 Celsius. "If they get out and really play with a lot of energy, a lot of determination, it will be up to the experienced players to steer the ship." Among Japan's new caps will be the diminutive 1.67 metre tall (5ft 5in) wing Kippei Ishida, who Jones said "can be a Japanese version" of South Africa livewire Cheslin Kolbe. "He's similar size, got great feet, great aerial skills, and in training he's impressed everyone," Jones said of Ishida, who will start on the right wing. "It was impossible not to select him." Veteran loose forward Michael Leitch captains the team for his 88th cap, with Japan regulars Warner Dearns, Dylan Riley and Seungsin Lee also in the starting line-up. Jones has had his players in a training camp close to Kitakyushu for the past three weeks and he said they were "ready to go". "It's been 32 degrees every time we've trained, the ball's like a cake of soap, we've wet the field so it makes the conditions difficult for the players," he said. "We can't do more heat acclimatisation than we've done." Japan will host Wales in Kobe for the second Test on July 12. Japan (15-1): Takuro Matsunaga; Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Shogo Nakano, Malo Tuitama; Seungsin Lee, Shinobu Fujiwara; Amato Fakatava, Jack Cornelsen, Michael Leitch (capt); Warner Dearns, Epineri Uluiviti; Shuhei Takeuchi, Mamoru Harada, Yota Kamimori.
Hindustan Times
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Jones places faith in Japan youth movement to sink Wales
Japan head coach Eddie Jones said "inexperience can sometimes be a blessing" as he named a young team Thursday to face struggling Wales in the first of two home Tests. Jones places faith in Japan youth movement to sink Wales Jones selected two uncapped players to start against the Welsh in southwestern Kitakyushu on Saturday, with another six on the bench. Wales have lost their last 17 Tests a record for a Tier One country in the professional era and Jones wants his young side to take advantage of the hot and humid conditions. "Inexperience can sometimes be a blessing, particularly in hot conditions," the former Australia and England boss said ahead of the game, where temperatures are expected to reach 32 Celsius. "If they get out and really play with a lot of energy, a lot of determination, it will be up to the experienced players to steer the ship." Among Japan's new caps will be the diminutive 1.67 metre tall wing Kippei Ishida, who Jones said "can be a Japanese version" of South Africa livewire Cheslin Kolbe. "He's similar size, got great feet, great aerial skills, and in training he's impressed everyone," Jones said of Ishida, who will start on the right wing. "It was impossible not to select him." Veteran loose forward Michael Leitch captains the team for his 88th cap, with Japan regulars Warner Dearns, Dylan Riley and Seungsin Lee also in the starting line-up. Jones has had his players in a training camp close to Kitakyushu for the past three weeks and he said they were "ready to go". "It's been 32 degrees every time we've trained, the ball's like a cake of soap, we've wet the field so it makes the conditions difficult for the players," he said. "We can't do more heat acclimatisation than we've done." Japan will host Wales in Kobe for the second Test on July 12. Japan : Takuro Matsunaga; Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Shogo Nakano, Malo Tuitama; Seungsin Lee, Shinobu Fujiwara; Amato Fakatava, Jack Cornelsen, Michael Leitch ; Warner Dearns, Epineri Uluiviti; Shuhei Takeuchi, Mamoru Harada, Yota Kamimori. Replacements: Hayate Era, Sena Kimura, Keijiro Tamefusa, Waisake Raratubua, Ben Gunter, Shuntaro Kitamura, Ichigo Nakakusa, Halatoa Vailea. amk/dh This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
