Eddie Jones says this Japanese winger can be better than Cheslin Kolbe.
Twenty-five-year-old Kippei Ishida, who scored 11 tries in 16 matches for the Canon Eagles last season, will make his Test debut for Japan against Wales on Saturday.
Ishida previously captained the Japan Sevens team, and went to the Olympics in 2021 and 2024.
🇯🇵 ALL 11 tries from the ‘new Kolbe’ Kippei Ishida, 25, who makes his Japan debut on Saturday v Wales
Eddie Jones said that the ex-JPN 7s captain, who plays for Yokohama with Jesse Kriel & Faf, can be BETTER than Kolbe. Kolbe is Ishida’s favourite player #rugbyjp pic.twitter.com/7TxHmlWK6r
— 🇯🇵 RugbyJP.com (@rugbyjpcom) July 3, 2025
