FUKUOKA – Jamie Joseph’s Japan side faces its first test of the autumn Saturday when it takes on Robbie Deans’ World XV in an uncapped game at Fukuoka’s Level 5 Stadium.
The Brave Blossoms meet a side that includes representatives from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, England, Italy and Argentina as well as the Japanese trio of Ayumu Goromaru, Yoshikazu Fujita and Takuya Yamasawa.
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