Japan stringing phases together just inside the Italy half

Japan turn over the ball

Fake maul, crash up in the vacuum

Giacomo Nicotera feeds the lineout

Rikiya Matsuda clears till the 10m

Paolo Garbisi kicks of the match

All set to go.. 14th vs 8th in Rugby World Rankings

Welcome to the live commentary of the International Friendly between Japan and Italy. These sides have met six times with Italy winning five and Japan one. The one Japan win came in Tokyo in 2014.