Japan's national rugby team will play home test matches in July against Italy and Georgia, the country's governing body said Saturday.
The Brave Blossoms, who have brought back Eddie Jones as head coach after their pool-stage exit at the 2023 World Cup, will play Georgia on July 13 at Yurtec Stadium Sendai and Italy eight days later at Sapporo Dome.
Japan are currently ranked 12th in the world, while Italy are 11th and Georgia 14th.
The Japan Rugby Football Union also said the Brave Blossoms' June 22 test match against England will be played at Tokyo's National Stadium and their Oct. 26 test against New Zealand at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.
The JRFU is also organizing two non-cap games against the Maori All Blacks in June and July, and announced that the July 6 contest will be held at Aichi Prefecture's Toyota Stadium.
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