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Warner Dearns insists on his Japan the team must flex their muscles if they want to make an impression England on Saturday at the Allianz Stadium.
While head coach Eddie Jones has focused on the left-field tactics needed to upset the heavy favourites, Dearns knows it will amount to nothing if Japan can’t match them up front.
“It’s always a battle against England,” said the Brave Blossoms captain.
“They do a really good job in the scrum and line-out, and in the past we’ve finished a bit at the back.
“Obviously they are very, very physical and I remember in 2022, when Eddie was England manager, they brought a line of speed to our forwards and we had nowhere to go but backwards.
“I imagine they will have similar tactics and bring the physicality again this time.”
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