Fernández Lobbe (ARG) - 'Japan will be a great battle

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, assistant coach

On what they have already seen from Japan:

"They are a team that has qualified for the quarter-finals in the last Rugby World Cup; a team that we know is going to be very tough. It is a round of 16 game with them.

"It is a dynamic team, with a clear idea of what they want, a very very difficult opponent."

"They are a very well-prepared team, with a very good coach [Jamie Joseph]. It will be a tough game. We saw their three games and even against England it was very tight, despite the result, which opened up a little because of the the second try."

"They have good players; their number 10 [Rikiya Matsuda], their forwards, former captain Michael Leitch, their hooker [Shota Horie]. They are a team that was in the quarter-finals at RWC 2019 and we couldn't."

"We need to be prepared to grab the opportunity with both hands."

About the Japanese scrum:

"It was a good scrum, like in the previous World Cup and in 2015. Solid, with fast ball. We are preparing for a great battle since they have good set-pieces. We know that they will want to be among the top eight and so are we. It's going to be a great battle."

About Argentina's game plan

"The first line on which everything is built is our set-pieces, the breakdown and our defence. These are things that have been working well but they have to work even better."

"Then, on that first base, the game is built with the foot, the attack. That first base line of your game is equivalent to almost all of rugby. It is important that it is oiled."