Japan prepare to take on mighty South Africa for the first time in their Rugby World Cup 2015 opener on Saturday (19th September).

Script: SOUNDBITE (English): Eddie Jones, Japan head coach:

"Very good preparation this week. Today is just about a little bit of confidence. Obviously there is a bit of nerves around which is normal. Every team game in a first World Cup game has got a bit of nerves about it. I've had to make one change, we had to change Craig Wing for (Harumichi) Tatekawa, because Wing is just not 100 per cent right, but Haru's been training with us all the time so it's not a great disturbance to us.The team is in a good condition and we're ready to play."

SOUNDBITE (English): Eddie Jones, Japan head coach:

"Whenever you have the honour of being involved with the national team you keep some of that pride with you. I've been lucky enough to be involved with Australia and a short time with South Africa, so Japan playing against South Africa is a pretty special moment personally. But at the end of the day it's another test match, it's another World Cup game. So whilst it's a good feeling, it's just another test match."

SOUNDBITE (English): Eddie Jones, Japan head coach:

"We have a fantastic opportunity tomorrow to put Japan on the map as a proper rugby nation. We will do that by playing to our resources. I'm sure that we have the courage to do it. So it should be a bit of fun tomorrow. Let's hope so."

SOUNDBITE (English): Eddie Jones, Japan head coach:

"We have a scrum that can trouble the Springboks. I'm not worried about the Springboks scrum, they are high and they are loose and we can scrum them tomorrow. But hopefully the referee gives us a chance to scrum them. The worst thing in the game would be if the first scrum collapses and he tells us to get higher. The Springboks have got to scrum at our height, as long we're scrumming legally and we have our heads and shoulders above our hips. That's the height we have to scrummage and they've got to be able to scrume with that. If we win the scrum battle tomorrow we put ourselves in a position to win the game. We are not going out there to be in a practice game tomorrow. We are going out there to win the game. I know that might seem like a fallacy to you, but why not? We've worked hard, we've got in the top 10 in the world, we've won 10 test matches in a row, we've beaten Wales and Italy. So South Africa is a tall mountain to climb but that's the World Cup is about, doing these sorts of things. Tomorrow could be a day to remember Japanese rugby."