'Boks ready for resilient Japan'

Springbok defence coach Jerry Flannery says that the team are preparing themselves for a tough test against a fired-up Japan when they open their end-of-year-tour at Wembley in London on Saturday.

- Ross Roche

The Boks will head into the game slightly undercooked, due to the players having dispersed to their various franchise teams around the world over the past month, while Japan will take some good momentum into the match after running the Wallabies close, going down 19-15 in Tokyo over the past weekend.

Having retained their Rugby Championship title when they beat Argentina at Twickenham at the start of the month, many of the Bok players will need to try and take some momentum from that, despite having played for their franchise teams recently.