The Rugby World Cup finally gets going today when hosts Japan take on a Russia side coached by Welshman Lyn Jones in the tournament opener.
Both sides are in Pool A along with Ireland, Scotland and Samoa.
The opening game of the tournament, which follows the opening ceremony, will be the biggest moment in Russia's history as a rugby nation, while Japan will be hoping home advantage will be on their side.
What time is Japan v Russia?
The opening game of the Rugby World Cup gets going at 11.45am UK time (7.45pm local time) at Tokyo Stadium.
The game will be preceded by the official Rugby World Cup 2019 opening ceremony.
What TV channel is it on?
The game is being shown on ITV and you can follow everything live here on WalesOnline.
What's the team news?
Japan: William Tupou, Kotaro Matsushima, Timothy Lafaele, Ryoto Nakamura, Lomano Lava Lemeki, Yu Tamura, Yutaka Nagare; Kazuki Himeno, Pieter Labuschagne, Michael Leitch (c), James Moore, Wimpie van der Walt, Asaeli Ai Valu, Shota Horie, Keita Inagaki.
Replacements: Atsushi Sakate, Isileli Nakajima, Jiwon Koo, Luke Thompson, Hendrik Tui, Fumiaki Tanaka, Rikiya Matsuda, Ryohei Yamanaka.
Russia: Vasily Artemyev (c), German Davydov, Vladimir Ostroushko, Dmitry Gerasimov, Kirill Golosnitskiy, Yury Kushnarev, Vasily Dorofeev, Nikita Vavilin, Tagir Gadzhiev, Vitaly Zhivatov, Bogdan Fedotko, Andrey Ostrikov, Kirill Gotovtsev, Stanislav Selskii, Valery Morozov.
Replacements: Evgeny Matveev, Andrei Polivalov, Azamat Bitiev, Andrey Garbuzov, Anton Sychev, Dmitry Perov, Ramil Gaisin, Vladislav Sozonov.
Who is the referee?
Wales' very own Nigel Owens is taking charge of the Rugby World Cup curtain-raiser, declaring himself fit for the fixture earlier this week following a painful leg injury sustained while officiating at Cardiff Arms Park.
What are the odds?
Courtesy of thepools.com (correct at the time of publication).
- Japan (1/66)
- Draw (66/1)
- Russia (33/1)
