Japan's New Zealand-born captain Andrew McCormick will be hoping that a new halves combination will lay the foundation for victory against Hong Kong in the Pacific Rim Championship encounter at the Aberdeen Stadium tomorrow.
Japan have revamped their halfback combination which played in the two losses to Canada and the US at home earlier this month.
New Zealander Stephen Miln moves from fullback to flyhalf and he will pair off with quicksilver scrumhalf Wataru Murata who is returning from injury.
'We have had a lot of problems in this area in the past two games. I hope the new combination will provide the spur to victory,' said outside centre McCormick.
The pressure is on him and the other five foreign players in the team to perform.
A 30-22 loss to Canada followed by a 38-27 defeat by the United States has raised questions in the Japanese media whether the team would be better off fielding a full Japanese side.
For the first time in the country's rugby heritage, a foreign player has been handed the mantle of leadership. McCormick and company all qualify under International Rugby Board residency regulations - three years - to play for Japan.