Frantic turnaround may halt Japan’s rise,Wales are finding their groove amid the wreckage and is this the moment for England and South Africa to obtain changes?Read back over Michael Aylwin’s Rugby World Cup webchatWas Saturday’s outcome the biggest upset at international level in any team sport? It is impossible to think of anything to match it in rugby union, modern era or not. What will live longest in the memory, and beyond even the scoreline,is how the Brave Blossoms did it. Tactically spot on, a relentlessly tall tempo, and staggering commitment,splendidly drilled up front, astonishing handling consistency they ticked every box to the point where the Boks had very diminutive reply. The question now is what it means in terms of Pool B qualification. How unsatisfactory it is that Eddie Jones’s side fill a frantic four-day turnaround before they tackle Scotland at Kingsholm. If the rising sons of Japan can back up their Brighton heroics by also defeating the Scots it will be another truly astounding effort. Robert KitsonContinue reading...
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