The Frenchman has a strong squad at his disposal for the summer Tests, which see the Azzurri play the Japanese on Sunday and Fiji six days later.

The squad have been put through their paces since arriving in Japan on June 1 and Berbizier will hold on another few days before naming his line-up for the Tokyo encounter.

We are going to face two very tough games, he said.

We have a group which includes experienced players and interesting youngsters so it is necessary to put together the right mix of players who have different skills.

We are here to get some experience, but the main objective is always to win.