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<\/a> <\/p>\nDeprived of more experienced options at 10, Eddie Jones has picked two fly-halves with three caps between for them for Japan\u2019s Northern Hemipshere tour in the Nations Championship.<\/p>\n
Seungsin Lee was the leading points scorer in world rugby in 2025, and had been the regular pick at 10 for a couple of seasons until suffering an injury in Kobelco Kobe Steelers\u2019 22-13 win over Kubota Spears<\/a> in the Japanese Rugby League One Championship final in May.<\/p>\n Ryunosuke Ito was thrown in at the deep end for the Southern Hemisphere Series of the Nations Championship<\/a> in July and came through his first-ever game of professional rugby, the 27-10 win over Italy, with flying colours.<\/p>\n The fourth-year university student, 21, has started every Test since then, but will not be available for the Brave Blossoms in November, as he is due to play for Meiji University in the Kanto University Intercollegiate Championship.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jones has resisted calls to select Kobe Steelers full-back Shunsuke Uenobo and Black Rams Tokyo playmaker Ichigo Nakakusu for the games against Wales, England<\/a> and Scotland.<\/p>\n Never afraid to blood new talent \u2013 Japan<\/a> handed debuts to more players than any other leading nation in 2025 (23), Jones has instead put his faith in Honda Heat\u2019s uncapped fly-half Riku Kitahara.<\/p>\n