2024.06.21 18:06World eye

イングランド主将、エディーHCの「大胆策」警戒

【東京AFP=時事】22日に東京・国立競技場でラグビー日本代表と対戦するイングランドの主将ジェイミー・ジョージは20日、チームの前指揮官で現日本代表のエディー・ジョーンズヘッドコーチ(HC)について、さらなる奇策を隠し持っているだろうと警戒した。(写真は、ラグビー日本代表とのテストマッチに向けて、都内で会見に臨むイングランド代表の主将ジェイミー・ジョージ)
 オーストラリア出身のジョーンズHCは、日本代表のHCとして2度目の就任後では初めてとなる一戦で、W杯日本大会で自身が準優勝に導いた古巣イングランドと対戦する。
 同日に発表した先発メンバーは、大学生のFB矢崎由高ら初キャップの選手が4人入るなど、経験の浅い布陣となった。
 ジョーンズHCの下でプレー経験があるジョージは、同HCが「大胆な策」に出ることには慣れているとしつつ、日本を軽んじるつもりはないと話し、「エディーは、試合で自分が望むようなプレーをしてくれるという確信がなければ、そうした判断はしない」とコメント。また、「彼が選出する顔ぶれはある程度予想していたが、思っていた通りではなかった」「それがエディー流なのだろう」と語った。
 今回の日本チームは、前戦となる昨年のW杯フランス大会のアルゼンチン戦から先発に残ったのは3人しかおらず、ジョージも「未知数な要素」があると述べた。
 ジョーンズHCは20歳の矢崎について「素晴らしい将来性」があると期待し、「合宿に呼んで練習をこなすたびに、どんどん成長している」と評価している。【翻訳編集AFPBBNews】

〔AFP=時事〕(2024/06/21-18:06)
2024.06.21 18:06World eye

England wary of 'bold' former boss Jones in Japan Test


Skipper Jamie George expects former boss Eddie Jones to have a few more tricks up his sleeve when England face a much-changed Japan in Tokyo on Saturday.
Former England head coach Jones will lead Japan out against his old team in his first game in charge since returning to the job for a second stint at the start of the year.
The feisty Australian, who took England to the 2019 World Cup final, has named an inexperienced Japan line-up featuring four new caps -- including a university full-back -- for the game at Tokyo's National Stadium.
George said England were used to Jones making bold statements and would not take Japan lightly, before the visitors head to New Zealand for two Tests against the All Blacks.
Eddie wouldn't have made that decision if he didn't have every confidence that he was able to go out there and play the sort of game that he wanted to play, George said on Thursday.
We probably had an idea of the line-up that he might pick, but it's not exactly what we thought.
That's probably Eddie's way at times, said George, who played under Jones.
George said there was an element of the unknown about Japan's team, with only three starting players retained from their previous game, against Argentina at last year's World Cup.
Conditions are also likely to test England, with temperatures set to reach 30 degrees Celsius (86F) during Saturday's match.
George admitted that the weather was going to be a challenge but said England would not use it as an excuse.
The initial shock of the heat in our first session a couple of days after the plane was noticeable, he said.
But what I've noticed throughout this week is that we've adapted really well.
England will travel to New Zealand after facing Japan for two Tests against the All Blacks on July 6 in Dunedin and July 13 in Auckland.
Loose forward Sam Underhill said the tour was a chance to build on the work they have done under head coach Steve Borthwick, who took England to the World Cup semi-finals last year.
We're still a relatively new group nearly two years into Steve's appointment, said Underhill.
It's a good challenge for us as a group and we're respecting it as such.

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