Eddie Jones rings the changes as Japan seek maiden win against Australia

Japan coach Eddie Jones has significantly altered the forward pack for Saturday's match against Australia in Osaka, as the Brave Blossoms aim for their maiden victory over the Wallabies. The backline, however, remains largely the same.

Taira Main earns a promotion from the bench to start on the wing, filling the spot vacated by his absence in last month's loss to France. In the forwards, Jack Cornelson shifts from number eight to the second row, making way for Faulua Makisi's return. Jones has also rotated the props, bringing Takato Okabe and Shuhei Takeuchi into the front row to strengthen it. Openside flanker Kanji Shimokawa is another change, with Ben Gunter moving to blindside flanker.

This strategic reshuffling comes as Japan faces Australia for the eighth time, having never secured a win against them. The team's lineup includes: 15-Takuro Matsunaga, 14-Kazuma Ueda, 13-Dylan Riley, 12-Samisoni Tua, 11-Taira Main, 10-Ryunosuke Ito, 9-Naoto Saito, 8-Faulua Makisi, 7-Kanji Shimokawa, 6-Ben Gunter, 5-Warner Dearns (captain), 4-Jack Cornelson, 3-Shuhei Takeuchi, 2-Hayate Era, and 1-Takato Okabe. Replacements are listed as 16-Mamoru Harada, 17-Sojiro Otsuka, 18-Keijiro Tamefusa, 19-Harry Hockings, 20-Michael Leitch, 21-Tiennan Costley, 22-Shunsuke Uenobo, and 23-Yoshitaka Yazaki.