Japan’s New-Zealand born captain Warner Deans brought fighting talk to a press conference ahead of Saturday’s match against the Springboks at Wembley.
Coming off a 19-15 defeat to the Wallabies in Tokyo last week, the Brave Blossoms are looking to repeat their 2015 World Cup heroics when they shocked the Boks 34-32 in Brighton.
Japan coach Eddie Jones said earlier in the week that his side would have to match the Boks’ physically to stand a chance.
“They get 30m from your line, two forwards come around the same way and you know it’s coming – you’ve just got to be good enough to stop it,” he explained.
“As a captain, I will play physically. South Africa is known as the most physical team in the world. Not just stopping them – we will dominate them,” said the lock.
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