How to watch Japan v England Rugby live on TV, free and full team news

England rugby kicks off their summer international competition on Saturday when they take on Japan in their home country for the first time in a test match for the Lipovitan D Challenge Cup.

England toured Japan in 1971 and 1979, playing non-Test matches, and the two nations have since met in four more international matches – 1987, 2018, 2022 and at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Here are all the ways you can watch the action from Saturday’s game…

when is the game

Japan v England continues Saturday, June 22 at Tokyo National Stadium with tickets still available.

What time is the start?

The start time is at 6:50 a.m.

Is the game on TV or streaming?

Yes. The match has been selected to be streamed live for free on RugbyPassTV.

You can watch the match on your laptop, mobile or tablet at rugbypass.tv. Download the RugbyPass TV app for iOS or Android for enhanced features such as Chromecast, Airplay to enable HD streaming on your TV.

Make sure you take the time to create an account so you don’t miss the launch.

What’s new on the team?

Japan: 15 Yoshitaka Yazaki, 14 Jone Naikabula, 13 Dylan Riley, 12 Tomoki Osada, 11 Koga Nezuka, 10 Seungsin Lee, 9 Naoto Saito, 8 Faulua Makisi, 7 Tiennan Costley, 6 Michael Leitch, 5 Warner Dearns, 4 San Shuahe Waqai, 4 Takeuchi, 2 Mamoru Harada, 1 Takayoshi Mohara

Substitutes: 16 Atsushi Sakate, 17 Shogo Miura, 18 Keijiro Tamefusa, 19 Amanaki Saumaki, 20 Kai Yamamoto, 21 Shinobu Fujiwara, 22 Rikiya Matsuda, 23 Samisoni Tua

England: 15. George Furbank, 14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13. Henry Slade, 12. Ollie Lawrence, 11. Tommy Freeman, 10. Marcus Smith, 9. Alex Mitchell, 1. Bevan Rodd, 2. Jamie George (Captain), 3. Dan Cole, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. George Martin, 6. Chandler Cunningham-South, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Ben Earl.

Substitutes: 16. Theo Dan, 17. Joe Marler, 18. Will Stuart, 19. Charlie Ewels, 20. Tom Curry, 21. Harry Randall, 22. Fin Smith, 23. Tom Roebuck.

Who are the officials?

Referee: Luc Ramos (FFR)

Assistant referees: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) and Angus Mabey (NZR)

TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)