Rugby-Japan make four changes to team for England showdown in Nice

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool D - Japan v Chile - Stadium Municipal de Toulouse, Toulouse, France - September 10, 2023 Japan's Tomoki Osada in action REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo

NICE, France (Reuters) - Japan have beefed up their forward pack and picked centre Tomoki Osada among the backs to face England in their second Rugby World Cup Pool D fixture at the Stade de Nice on Sunday.

Coach Jamie Joseph has brought in hooker Shota Horie to replace Atsushi Sakate and flanker Pieter Labuschagne is preferred to Kanji Shimokawa.