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Japan team news: Leitch to lead inexperienced sidepublished at 05:42 British Summer Time

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Michael Leitch has featured in four World Cups and played 87 internationals

Eddie Jones has named eight uncapped internationals in his matchday squad, with around 15 players unavailable.

Michael Leitch, 36, will captain the side and is the only member of the squad who has more than 50 caps.

Prop Yota Kamimori and wing Kippei Ishida, who Jones says can be a Japan version of South Africa double World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe, will both win first caps, while there are six new potential caps on the bench.

Toulouse scrum-half Naoto Saito, who was part of the squad that won the French Top 14 title last weekend, is not involved today, but will be available for the second Test in Kobe.

Japan: Takuro Matsunaga; Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Shogo Nakano, Malo Tuitama; Seungsin Lee, Shinobu Fujiwara; Yota Kamimori, Mamoru Harada, Shuhei Takeuchi, Epineri Uluiviti, Warner Deans, Michael Leitch (capt), Jack Cornelsen, Amato Fakatava.

Replacements: Hayate Era, Sena Kimura, Keijiro Tamefusa, Waisake Raratubua, Ben Gunter, Shuntaro Kitamura, Ichigo Nakakusu, Halatoa Vailea.

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