Overview
- The match is scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 pm AEDT at Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka.
- Pete Samu returns to representative duty for the first time in two years as vice-captain and starting No.8.
- Ben Donaldson is named co-vice-captain at flyhalf alongside No.9 Teddy Wilson after missing the Wallabies tour squad earlier this week.
- Lachlan Anderson joins the bench after Sid Harvey was ruled out with a hamstring strain.
- Coach Simon Cron said the group prepared well in Osaka and includes players gaining first international exposure alongside seasoned campaigners.