Eddie Jones and his England side suffered a disappointing defeat in their opening Autumn Nations Series fixture against Argentina last Sunday afternoon.
Hopes were high, with Marcus Smith, Owen Farrell and Manu Tuilagi all lining up as part of a midfield trio which was expected to push the Red Rose to victory. However, it did not pan out that way, with England's high penalty count costing them dear as they slipped to a narrow defeat.
They will have the chance to redeem themselves on Saturday, however, with Japan arriving to play England having lost their first Autmn Nations Series fixture 31-38 to New Zealand in Tokyo. They will face the formidable Bristol duo of Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler, who were two of England's outstanding performers on Sunday against the Pumas.
England will be boosted by the return to the squad of hooker Jamie George to the 36-man training squad this week, but will suffer from the absence of Courtney Lawes for the duration of the series, with the England captain likely ruled out until the Six Nations.
When is England vs Japan?
The fixture between England and Japan takes place at Twickenham Stadium in London on Saturday 12 November and kicks off at 3:15pm (GMT).
How can I watch England vs Japan?
The match will not be available on terrestrial television and like the rest of the autumn internationals will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video.
Prime members in UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Ireland can watch the 2022 Rugby Autumn Nation series on Prime Video for no additional fees.
Non-Prime members can start a 30-day free trial of Prime (£8.99/month or £95/year), or a Prime Video subscription (£5.99/month).
Who is in the squad?
Forwards
Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Jonny Hill (Sale Sharks), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Tom Pearson (London Irish), David Ribbans (Northampton Saints), Sean Robinson (Newcastle Falcons), Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks), Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs), Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears), Jack Singleton (Gloucester Rugby), Hugh Tizard (Saracens), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Jack Willis (Wasps).
Backs
Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Will Joseph (London Irish), Max Malins (Saracens), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby), Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints), Cadan Murley (Harlequins), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Guy Porter (Leicester Tigers), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers), Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks), Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers).
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