Saito goes to Leitch and he carries well, Matsuda clears the ball down field and Perofeta kicks looking for space but the ball drops inside the Japan 22m, Matsuda boots the ball to touch

Perofeta gets the game underway and Japan secures the ball inside their 22m

Welcome to the Ultimate Rugby Coverage of the International encounter between Japan XV and New Zealand XV. This is a second-tier All Blacks side with six fully capped internationals in the match day squad. This will be the first match of a two match series. Japan named a strong team for this encounter and will certainly be looking for the victory over the All Blacks XV. Stay tuned for the action to follow, I am Kyle Baxter and I will be your Ultimate Rugby Commentator for the game