Yutaka Nagare says Japan can expect face a hand-to-hand battle with South Africa on Sunday but believes the speed and energy of the Brave Blossoms might just be enough to overcome the Springboks’ brute power. Rassie Erasmus has made clear his intention to test the hosts physicality levels during their World Cup quarter-final clash in Tokyo by naming six forwards on his bench. Japan scrum-half Nagare knows his team do not match up to their opponents when it comes to the scales. Handre Pollard insists Japan’s shock win over South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup will have no bearing on their quarter-final clash in Japan (Gareth Fuller/PA Images). Different South African side, different World Cup, different place.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 19, 2019 08:15 UTC