ENGLAND will play Japan in their second pool-stage match at the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Sunday night.
George Ford stole the show as Steve Borthwick's side got off to a winning start in the tournament after a stunning performance against Argentina.
England were victorious in their Rugby World Cup opener against the Pumas despite being a man down.
Tom Curry was shown a controversial red card after a head-on-head collision with Argentina's Juan Cruz Mallia inside just three minutes.
The England flanker was initially handed a three-match ban by the disciplinary committee, but this will be reduced to a two-match suspension on completion of the Rugby World Cup's coaching programme.
Meanwhile, Japan are a point ahead of Red Rose in Pool D following their dominant 42-12 win against Chile last weekend.
READ MORE IN RUGBY WORLD CUP
I’m the only England Rugby World Cup winner who’s also part of Royal Family
Argentina ace a bloody mess after horror head clash as England’s Curry SENT OFF
When is England vs Japan?
- England vs Japan will take place on Sunday, September 17.
- Kick off will be at 8pm BST.
- The Stade de Nice will host.
What TV channel is England vs Japan on and can it be live streamed FREE?
- England vs Japan will be broadcast LIVE on ITV1.
- You can live stream all the action for FREE via the ITVX app/website.
- Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action by following SunSport's live blog.
England vs Japan teams
Borthwick has made three changes for the game against Japan.
The three changes are all in the forward pack – with Joe Marler and Kyle Sinckler front-row and Lewis Ludlam in the back-row.
Most read in Rugby Union
WALES VS PORTUGAL
Gatland’s side eye back-to-back wins in France after thrilling opener
GET WELL SOON
Rugby World Cup match halted as Namibia star suffers HORROR ankle injury
CLASSY TOUCH
Rugby World Cup ace told he’s playing wrong sport as fans laud his first touch
LOONY TUNES
Rugby World Cup to scrap ‘disturbing’ pre-match national anthems after backlash
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Jonny May, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Joe Marler, 2 Jamie George, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 Ollie Chessum, 6 Courtney Lawes (c), 7 Ben Earl, 8 Lewis Ludlam.
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Will Stuart, 19 George Martin, 20 Billy Vunipola, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Ollie Lawrence.
Japan: 15 Semisi Masirewa, 14 Kotaro Matsushima, 13 Tomoki Osada, 12 Ryoto Nakamura, 11 Jone Naikabula, 10 Rikiya Matsuda, 9 Yutaka Nagare; 1 Keita Inagaki, 2 Shota Horie, 3 Jiwon Gu, 4 Jack Cornelsen, 5 Amato Fakatava, 6 Michael Leitch, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 8 Kazuki Himeno (c)
Replacements: 16 Atsushi Sakate, 17 Craig Millar, 18 Asaeli Ai Valu, 19 Warner Dearns, 20 Kanji Shimokawa, 21 Naoto Saito, 22 Dylan Riley, 23 Lomano Lemeki
What are the odds?
Match result
- England – 1/20
- Draw – 50/1
- Japan – 11/1
*Odds courtesy of Paddy Power and are correct at the time of publication.
Source: Read Full Article