The Japanese national rugby team made the final adjustments before the test match with Uruguay in Tokyo on the 18th, and the players worked hard on lineouts and kick practice.
The 10th-ranked Japan national team will be ranked 19th in the world on the 18th and 25th, and 2nd in the world on the 2nd and 9th next month, as part of strengthening the World Cup to be held in France next year. We will have a test match in France and in Japan.
For the test match, the main Japanese national team is Miyazaki prefecture, and other players have been training camps in Oita prefecture.
The members who will participate in the match against Uruguay on the 18th are selected from the players who have adjusted in Oita prefecture, Yu Tamura of the standoff who was active in the World Cup three years ago, and Scrum who was selected as the best fifteen of the league one. Half players such as Takahiro Ogawa are included.
In addition, there are young players who will be the first test match, and the match on the 18th will be an important appealing place to remain as a representative of Japan in the subsequent matches.
On the 17th, the players made adjustments at the Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in Tokyo, where they confirmed how to attack from the lineout and how the defense was linked.
In addition, Tamura carefully practiced kicking, and Ogawa repeatedly practiced "high punt" to kick the ball high.
Ogawa said, "I want to put out the best performance I can do in tomorrow's game. Uruguay is physically strong, so I want to use kicks well to tire the opponent and show our fast attack." Said enthusiasm.