The third row and captain of the Japanese XV, Kazuki Himeno, is finally out on Sunday for the opening match of the “Brave Blossoms” against Chile, counting for Pool D, at the Toulouse stadium, World Rugby announced.
In the third center line position that Himeno was to occupy, it is finally Jack Cornelsen, initially in the second line, who will be established and it is Amanaki Saumaki who enters the score sheet, as a holder in the second line.
Himeno had to withdraw due to a left foot injury and will be replaced as captain by scrum-half Yutaka Nagare.