The Japanese national rugby union made adjustments at the venue of the match ahead of the test match with France, which is ranked second in the world ranking, to be held in Aichi Prefecture on the 2nd.
Japan national rugby union, ranked 10th in the world ranking, has been in a test match since June as part of strengthening the World Cup to be held in France next year, and will face 19th-ranked Uruguay on June 18th and 25th. All of them won well.
In the 3rd round held in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture on the 2nd, we will face France, which won the second place in the world ranking and won the "six-country competition" in Europe where the powerful players gather.
The players started making adjustments at the venue stadium from the morning of the 1st, and the press was open to the public for about 10 minutes.
The players sweated by practicing short-distance sprints and passes, and Captain Atsushi Sakate, who decided to try in the previous match against Uruguay, and Keita Inagaki, who was active in the World Cup three years ago, made sharp movements. I was showing.
Inagaki said, "First of all, I want to put out what I have prepared so far in tomorrow's game. I think that is all about how to face France and how to achieve results." ..
On the other hand, in the team, four people such as Shota Horie of hooker and Naoto Saito of scrum half are absent due to the antigen test of the new coronavirus, but about this, "Anyone can enter to thicken the player base. I have prepared so that there is no particular confusion. "
The match against France on the 2nd is scheduled to start at 3:00 pm, and NHK will broadcast the match on general TV.