England vows to go after Eddie Jones’ bold new choice at Japan fullback
Associated PressTOKYO — England promised to target Japan’s rookie fullback when they play a rugby test on Japanese soil for the first time on Saturday in Tokyo. “Everything we’ve seen from him shows that he can handle the situation.” Yazaki will be tested at the National Stadium, England captain Jamie George said. England’s nous up front from George, Dan Cole, Maro Itoje and Sam Underhill is complemented by ambitious backs Ollie Lawrence, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Tommy Freeman. “We know this is going to be a difficult game, but I’m sure that the learnings from this game are going to be absolutely fantastic for these young players.” ___ Lineups: Japan: Yoshitaka Yazaki, Jone Naikabula, Dylan Riley, Tomoki Osada, Koga Nezuka, Seungsin Lee, Naoto Saito; Faulua Makisi, Tiennan Costley, Michael Leitch, Warner Dearns, Sanaila Waqa, Shuhei Takeuchi, Mamoru Harada, Takayoshi Mohara. England: George Furbank, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Henry Slade, Ollie Lawrence, Tommy Freeman, Marcus Smith, Alex Mitchell; Ben Earl, Sam Underhill, Chandler Cunningham-Smith, George Martin, Maro Itoje, Dan Cole, Jamie George, Bevan Rodd.
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