Japan and Georgia meet at Gloucester's Kingsholm stadium in what is sure to be a clash of the Tier Two titans. The two sides are experiencing contrasting warm-up campaigns ahead of the World Cup; Eddie Jones' Brave Blossoms head to the UK on the back of successive Test victories against Uruguay, while Milton Haig's Lelos have suffered back-to-back warm-up defeats on English soil. Both boast an impressive blend of youth and experience in their respective 31-man squads and will be hoping to make a serious mark ahead of their opening Pool matches.

Team news

Jones has made four changes to the side that beat Uruguay in Tokyo last weekend, while there is also one positional change - Hendrik Tui moves from number eight to the wing. Ryu Koliniasi Holani replaces Tui at No.8 with Hiroshi Yamashita starting at tighthead prop, Harumichi Tatekawa comes back in at fly-half, with Yoshikazu Fujita the final change on the other wing.

For Georgia, only four players who started the midweek defeat to Canada remain the in starting XV with Haig keen to rotate his charges. Mamuka Gorgodze returns to his favoured number right position, while the Lelos' all-time points scorer Merab Kvirikashvili starts at fullback. Vasil Lobzhanidze, who would become the first 18-year-old to play in a World Cup should he start one of Georgia's Pool games, starts at scrum-half.

Key head-to-head

Lobzhanidze and opposite scrum-half Fumiaki Tanaka. This will only be the Georgian youngster's sixth cap and it will no doubt prove a stern test. Tanaka has widely been considered one of Japan's best and most important players in recent years and has the experience of two World Cups behind him. The 30-year-old was the first Japanese player to play in Super Rugby and was instrumental in the Brave Blossoms' first ever defeat of Wales in 2013. Lobzhanidze will have plenty on his plate in Gloucester and whether he will be able to match Tanaka toe-to-toe will prove an interesting battle.

Key stats

*Japan and Georgia have only met three times, with Eddie Jones' side currently edging the head-to-heads with two victories to one.

*Georgia ran five tries past the Brave Blossoms in their last meeting. Milton Haig's side won 35-24 in the Tbilisi Test in November 2014.

*World Rugby have given the fixture Test status - meaning it is the first Test match to be held at Gloucester's Kingsholm stadium since New Zealand's 1991 World Cup clash against the USA.

Weather

Saturday morning is set to be a case of showers over Gloucester - so, if you're going for a spot of shopping before the match, be sure to take an umbrella. However, it should be dry and overcast by kick-off at 4.45pm with temperatures set to slowly drop from 16 degrees Celsius.

Prediction

Japan's first match since arriving in England looks sure to be a tough Test, despite their recent double over Uruguay. Georgia were well beaten in Newcastle last week, but looked much-improved in their 16-15 loss to Canada last Wednesday. Haig's side will be determined to end their warm-up campaign with a victory and, given their impressive victory last time out, it looks a serious possibility. Japan, though, play two of their Pool matches at Kingsholm and will be keen to make it their World Cup fortress. A tight Test, with Japan to edge it by two points.