
ネーションズチャンピオンシップ第5戦に向け、時任が初選出
日本ラグビー協会は14日にロンドンで行われるネーションズチャンピオンシップ第5戦、イングランド戦の日本代表メンバー23人を発表。共同主将のディアンズや斎藤らが先発入りし、初キャップとなる時任がWTBで起用された。
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日本代表はネーションズチャンピオンシップの第5戦として、過去13戦全敗のイングランドと対戦する。
日本ラグビー協会は12日、新国際大会ネーションズチャンピオンシップ第5戦のイングランド代表戦(14日、ロンドン郊外トゥイッケナム)に臨む日本代表の出場登録メンバー23人を発表し、共同主将のロックのディアンズ(武蔵)とSH斎藤(東京SG)、SO北原(栃木)らが先発に名を連ねた。
過去13戦全敗の強豪との一戦に向け、オンラインで記者会見した斎藤は「チームとして、入りの20分に集中する。受け身になるのではなく、仕掛けたい」と意気込んだ。
7日のウェールズ戦からの変更では、代表キャップを持たないWTB時任(武蔵)を起用。控えにSH藤原(東京ベイ)が入った。ジョーンズ・ヘッドコーチは「時任は走力があり、空中戦も力強い。大いに活躍してくれると思う」と期待した。

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