Jones 指名するs only two scrumhalves in Japan World Cup squad
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan coach Eddie Jones has 選ぶd for only two recognised scrumhalves in his versatile 31-man squad for the rugby World Cup.
Jones said versatility had "one hundred パーセント" played a part in his 選択 choices after surprisingly going with 33-year-old winger Toshiaki Hirose and flyhalf Kosei Ono for the Sept. 18-Oct. 31 tournament.
"We know Kosei can fill in at nine, while Hirose has special 質s as he can play 10 and wing and his leadership off the field is so important for us," Jones was 引用するd as 説 by Kyodo News on Monday.
The Australian went for a 分裂（する） of 17 今後s and 14 支援するs in the squad 船長／主将d by Waikato 長，指導者s backrow 今後 Michael Leitch.
Clubless number eight Hayden Hopgood was one of eight players trimmed from Jones's training squad. The Australian had sympathy for the New Zealand-born backrow 今後.
"Foreign players in Japan get criticised a lot, but Hayden spent the last five months without any 支払う／賃金 trying to get into the squad even after his wife had a baby," said Jones, who will step 負かす／撃墜する after the tournament in England.
"One of the most unpleasant things in coaching is telling players they are not in the squad."
The 勇敢に立ち向かう Blossoms will 出発／死 for England on Tuesday where they have been drawn in Group B と一緒に Scotland, Samoa, South Africa and the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs.
Japan are looking for only their second World Cup 勝利，勝つ に引き続いて their 1991 success over Zimbabwe. They 直面する Georgia in a final warm-up in Gloucester on Saturday.
Squad:
Keita Inagaki, Masataka Mikami, Kensuke Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Yamashita, Shota Horie, Takeshi Kizu, Hiroki Yuhara, Luke Thompson, Shinya Makabe, Shoji Ito, Hitoshi Ono, Michael Leitch (captain), Ryu Holani, Michael Broadhurst, Hendrik Tui, Amanaki Lelei Mafi, Justin Ives, Fumiaki Tanaka, Atsushi Hiwasa, Harumichi Tatekawa, Yu Tamura, Kosei Ono, Craig Wing, Male Sa'u, Kenki Fukuoka, Akihito Yamada, Karne Hesketh, Yoshikazu Fujita, Ayumu Goromaru, Kotaro Matsushima, Toshiaki Hirose. (令状ing by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
