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Japan and Fiji to battle for Top 10 world rankings

Japan and Fiji to battle for Top 10 world rankings

Japan will take an unchanged starting XV into the final test of its European tour against Fiji

The Brave Blossoms take on Fiji in France with the winner set to finish the year in the top 10 of the world rankings.

Coach Jamie Joseph has continued with his explosive backline combination which includes Fumiaki Tanaka and Yu Tamura and centers Harumichi Tatekawa and Timothy Lafaele .

With the Fijians likely to pose more of a threat in open play , Joseph has gone for a 5‑3 split on the bench

The two sides have met 16 times, with Japan winning just three.

This is not the first time they have met in France, the two teams producing a thriller in Toulouse at the 2007 Rugby World Cup 2007 when Fiji prevailed 35‑31.

The Vodafone Flying Fijians take on Japan at 3.10am Sunday.

Source: Japan Times

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