Japan will run Scotland off their feet says Jones
Japan have had little time to recover from their shock win over South Africa, but Eddie Jones says his team will be fitter than Scotland.
Eddie Jones has warned Scotland that Japan will "run them off their feet" in Wednesday's Rugby World Cup clash.
Japan head coach Jones masterminded one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history when his side defeated two-time champions South Africa 34-32 in Brighton last Saturday.
The task now is proving that the win was no fluke when they come up against Scotland in Gloucester.
Japan's turnaround between the Pool B may be just four days, but Jones promised that his team will be fitter than their opponents and believes staying in the game until half-time will be crucial.
"If you look at Scotland's scoring profile they are very heavily a first-half scoring team. They get outscored consistently in the second half," he said.
"We know we are a fit team so if we can stick with them in the first 30 minutes and we are in the game at half-time, we will run them off their feet.
"Are we fitter? Definitely. Definitely."
Jones also insists that his team are not feeling the pressure to claim another notable scalp.
"There is a great American coach who said, 'pressure is what you feel when you don't know what you are doing'. So while we are nervous about the game we don't feel any pressure.
"Last Saturday's game showed that maybe the order of world rugby can change. Scotland is one of the most established rugby countries in the world.
"Sevens started in Scotland, so for Japan to challenge Scotland, where they are in world rugby, puts significant pressure on Scotland.
"All the pressure is on Scotland. We can go in there free and easy, play our rugby, enjoy the rugby and that's what we intend to do. If we are good enough we'll win it, if we're not good enough we won't."