The Wallabies will be hungry for victory as they take on Japan in Tokyo.
It will be the first time they face old coach Eddie Jones since he took over as the coach of the Brave Blossoms.
Watch every second of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series live and on demand via Stan Sport.
Australia has never been beaten by the Japanese, with coach Joe Schmidt making a raft of changes.
This includes the selection of Nick Champion de Crespigny as captain, becoming the 92nd player to do so.
Aidan Ross is also in line for his Wallabies debut, becoming the fifth player to feature for the All Blacks and Wallabies.
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PRE-MATCH
KO T-MIN 30: Training is over, and the Wallabies and Japan get ready to take the field. It’s time to play!
KO T-MIN 60: Conditions in Tokyo are humid and rainy with a light wind, with the temperature a balmy 13 degrees Celsius at the National Stadium in Shinjuku. A large crowd is be expected, which should make for a fascinating afternoon of rugby in the Japanese capital.
KO T-MIN 90: Welcome to our live coverage as the Wallabies face Eddie Jones’ Japan at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
The match marks the first of the Wallabies’ five-Test overseas trip, heading to Europe to face England, Italy, Ireland and France.
Japan will have a similarly packed schedule, with them also heading to Europe to play South Africa, Ireland, Wales and Georgia.
The Wallabies have made a flurry of changes, but come into the match having never lost to the Brave Blossoms, with the sides having played on six previous occasions, the most recent of which in 2021.
Joe Schmidt’s need to maintain that record if they hope to finish the 2025 season in the top six of the world rankings, with 2027 World Cup calculations under consideration.
WALLABIES v JAPAN TEAMS
Australia (15-1): Andrew Kellaway; Corey Toole, Josh Flook, Hunter Paisami, Dylan Pietsch; Tane Edmed, Jake Gordon; Rob Valetini, Carlo Tizzano, Nick Champion de Crespigny (capt); Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Jeremy Williams; Zane Nonggorr, Josh Nasser, Angus Bell
Replacements: Billy Pollard, Aidan Ross, Tom Robertson, Josh Canham, Harry Wilson, Ryan Lonergan, Hamish Stewart, Filipo Daugunu
Japan (15-1): Yoshitaka Yazaki, Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Shogo Nakano, Tomoki Osada, Seungsin Lee, Shinobu Fujiwara, Michael Leitch, Kanji Shimokawa, Ben Gunter, Warner Dearns, Jack Cornelsen, Shuhei Takeuchi, Hayate Era, Kenta Kobayashi
Replacements: Kenji Sato, Ryosuke Iwaihara, Keijiro Tamefusa, Tyler Paul, Tiennan Costley, Kenta Fukuda, Charlie Lawrence, Sam Greene.
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Angus Mabey (NZR) & Morgan White (HKCR)
TMO: Richard Kelly (NZR)
FRPO: Matt Rodden (HKCR)
HOW TO WATCH WALLABIES v JAPAN
The Wallabies’ clash with Japan will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport
Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, scheduled to start at 4:15 pm (AEDT), with kick-off slated for 4:50 pm
The game will not be shown on free-to-air TV, not covered under the anti-siphoning laws.
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