The World XV to play Japan on Oct. 28 at Fukuoka's Level 5 Stadium released the names Wednesday of 18 more players for the game that kick starts the Brave Blossoms' autumn campaign.

The team, to be coached by Robbie Deans, will have a multi-national feel to it with Argentina, Australia, England, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa all represented.

Rugby World Cup 2011 winner Andy Ellis is one of a number of players in the squad plying their trade in Japan.

The Kobe Kobelco Steelers scrumhalf is joined by a trio of players coached by Deans at Panasonic in Australians Sam Wykes, Berrick Barnes and Digby Ioane, who announced earlier in the day that he was remaining with the Wild Knights rather returning to the Crusaders for the 2018 Super Rugby season.

Utility back Richard Buckman, who spent the 2016-17 season in Japan with Panasonic is also included in the squad.

In the forwards, Toyota Verblitz prop Ruan Smith is joined by his twin brother Jean-Pierre, while former England and British and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling (Munakata Sanix Blues), Edward Quirk (Canon Eagles) and Willie Britz (NTT Communications Shining Arcs) are also named.

Argentine prop Facundo Gigena, the South African pair of Adriaan Strauss and RG Snyman, former All Black Corey Flynn and Italy's Simone Favaro are the other forwards named in the squad.

Australian Nic Stirzaker, South African Rohan Janse van Rensburg, New Zealanders Vince Aso and Melani Nanai, Frenchman Vincent Clerc and Japan's RWC 2015 hero Ayumu Goromaru join Ellis, Barnes, Ioane and Buckman in the backs.

Springbok Ruan Combrinck was one of four players named to the squad in September along with Strauss, Janse van Rensburg and Goromaru.

However, the Kintetsu Liners wing has been forced to withdraw after returning to South Africa to have shoulder surgery.

Japan last played the World XV in Tokyo in August 2015 with Barnes kicking four penalty goals and three conversions and Ellis touching down twice in a 45-20 win.