The Japanese national rugby team will be making adjustments at the venue before the test match against the New Zealand national team and the All Blacks, which will be held at the National Stadium on the 29th. said.

The Japan national rugby team, ranked 10th in the world, is strengthening its preparations for the World Cup, which will start in France next September. A test match will be held at the stadium.



On the morning of the 28th, the players prepared at the venue, the National Stadium, and sweated by running and passing practice in the 10 minutes that were open to the press.



Against New Zealand, who have lost all of their last six games, Japan will take the initiative to put pressure on both offense and defense. It's a big match, so I want to enjoy it. I want everyone to be happy when I win."



Kouji Shimokawa, who will face his first test match, said, "Playing in a test match as a member of the Japanese national team has been a dream since I started playing rugby, so I'm filled with motivation and excitement. I want to thank you for giving me this, and I want to make this a thing."

Japan Joseph HC "If you stop the set play, you have a chance"

Jamie Joseph, head coach of the Japan national team, pointed to set plays such as the lineout as the key to winning over the All Blacks, who have won three World Cup titles.



Regarding the intention, he said, "The All Blacks players are big and I think they will control the game with scrums and lineouts. They will use their power, so it is important how to counter them. It's not easy, but if we stop set-pieces, we will have chances."



In addition, Japan played warm-up games against the second team of the Australian national team three times this month, but in all of them they conceded goals in the closing stages, and their defense in the second half was also an issue.



Leach He said that Michael needs to make adjustments in situations such as 1-on-1 and 2-on-1 tackles. It seems that it will be important whether or not it is possible.

NZ Foster HC "Don't let the wing hold the ball"

On the other hand, the All Blacks have a lineup that includes promising young players in addition to proven players this time.



Head coach Ian Foster said, "We originally planned to use players who hadn't been given enough game time," regarding the selection of this team. I want to see the ability of the players.



Regarding Japan, along with Leach, he said that wing players should be vigilant, saying, "Japanese wing players will play in various ways when they have the ball, so we try not to let them have the ball as much as possible. I want to do it," he said.

More than 65,000 spectator tickets were sold out.

According to the Japan Rugby Union, more than 65,000 tickets for the 29th were sold out.



Since 2004, when we started announcing the actual number of spectators, the largest number of spectators in domestic matches other than the 2019 World Cup was 57,011 in the match against France on July 9th. This time it is expected to significantly update that number.



Furthermore, there is a possibility that the number of 64,922 people in the soccer match in July, Kawasaki Frontale vs. Paris Saint-Germain, which is the highest number at the new National Stadium, will be exceeded.



The Japan Rugby Union plans to hold a free public viewing at the nearby Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, and many rugby fans are expected to visit the area on the day.