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Le Toulousain Saito titulaire, le Bordelais Tatafu sur le banc : la compo du Japon face aux Bleus

Le demi de mêlée du Stade Toulousain Naoto Saito sera titulaire avec le Japon face aux Bleus, samedi. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images)

La Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) a dévoilé ce jeudi matin la composition de son équipe qui affrontera la France, samedi soir au stade de France.

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Largement dominé il y a deux semaines par la Nouvelle-Zélande sur ses terres (19-64 le 26 octobre), le Japon aborde sa tournée européenne par un match au Stade de France, face aux Bleus.

Le sélectionneur Eddie Jones a annoncé les 23 joueurs retenus pour cet événement, et il a effectué pas mal de changements par rapport à l’équipe battue par les All Blacks.

On peut notamment noter la titularisation du demi de mêlée du Stade Toulousain Naoto Saito, aligné à la charnière aux côtés du capitaine Harumichi Tatekawa.

Le joueur de l’Union-Bordeaux Tevita Tatafu débutera la rencontre sur le banc, l’ancien boss de l’Australie et de l’Angleterre lui ayant préféré Faulua Makisi en N.8.

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La dernière visite des Brave Blossoms en France s’était soldée par un exploit des Japonais, qui avaient tenu les Bleus en échec (

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XV de départ : Tuitama – Naikabula, Riley, Fifita, Osada – (o) Tatekawa (cap.), (m) Saito – Himeno, Makisi, Shimokawa – Dearns, Uluiviti – Takeuchi, Harada, Okabe.

Remplaçants : Matsuoka, Morikawa, Tamefusa, Fakatava, Tatafu, Fujiwara, Kajimura, Matsunaga.

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Tom 1 hour ago
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Well… I'd say the modern Boks are not a particularly violent team but it's impossible to getaway with much violence on an international rugby field now. The Boks of yesteryear were at times brutal. Whether or not the reputation is justified, they do have that reputation amongst a lot of rugby fans.

As for point 2.. it's a tricky one, I don't want to slander a nation here. I'm no “Bok hater”, but I've gotta say some Bok fans are the most obnoxious fans I've personally encountered. Notably this didn't seem to be a problem until the Boks became the best in the world. I agree that fans from other nations can be awful too, every nation has it's fair share of d-heads but going on any rugby forum or YouTube comments is quite tedious these days owing to the legions of partisan Bok fans who jump onto every thread regardless of if it's about the Boks to tell everyone how much better the Boks are than everyone else. A Saffa once told me that SA is a troubled country and because of that the Boks are a symbol of SA victory against all odds so that's why the fans are so passionate. At least you recognise that there is an issue with some Bok fans, that's more than many are willing to concede. Whatever the reason, it's just boring is all I can tell you and I can say coming from a place of absolute honesty I encounter far, far more arrogance and obnoxious behaviour from Bok fans than any other fanbase - the kiwis were nothing like this when they were on top. So look much love to SA, I bear no hatred of ill will, I just want to have conversations about rugby without being told constantly that the Boks are the best team in the world and all coaches except Rassie are useless etc



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