Rassie: Japan will give their all

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus warned that Japan may have had mixed results this season, but they have shown class on the field and will give their all against the Boks.

- Nicholas Zaal

The teams clash in the Springboks' first end-of-year tour match at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday (kickoff 6.10pm).

The Asian side are ranked 13th in the world after a 4-3 win-loss ratio so far this season. But they have pushed opposition close in their defeats.

These include last weekend's 19-15 loss to Australia in Tokyo, and their 33-27 defeat to Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup final in September.

Before that, they thrashed Tonga 62-24 in the semifinal, and the US 47-21 and Canada 57-15 in round matches.