what a cracking game and a thoroughly deserved victory for Japan, skill, pride, speed, bravery, discipline over the last four years a team that was quite often walloped by nearly 100 points have been transformed into a top notch team, pity England haven't made the same progress over the last four years they have hardly moved forward while other nations have, the pumas are another team who have made great leaps and bounds to take on the worlds best. Can't it for Wednesday to see how Scotland fair against Japan
Japan v South Africa
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Juliogeordio
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Eddie jones and Steve borthwick are coaching Japan... Mix in a handful of 'foreign' players and you have a team that might one day break into the worlds top 15!
South Africa underestimated them and paid a massive penalty. Well done Japan, totally deserved win. Hopefully what they need to now kick on....
South Africa underestimated them and paid a massive penalty. Well done Japan, totally deserved win. Hopefully what they need to now kick on....
kayos
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Japan couldn't cope with either the short turnaround between games or a rampant Scotland!
Five tries, bonus point, top of the group, a great game........... off out now to earn a quid.
Happy days!
Juliogeordio
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Japan couldn't cope with either the short turnaround between games or a rampant Scotland!
Five tries, bonus point, top of the group, a great game........... off out now to earn a quid.
Happy days!
Lets be honest... I've played for 19yrs at a good standard and watched for longer... The Japanese team should no way be competing with the more established nations at present however, they are defiantly an emerging nation, have a lucrative professional league and good coaching set up. Hopefully they now kick on as its always nice to have a few new faces within international rugby!
Don't agree with that best way to learn is to play the best look at the improvement in the Pumas since playing against New Zealand Tec poor Japan where bushes after. Sat see what they are like after a long rest, a team of the calibrate of RSA should have been able to change tactics to cope with them
Who did you play for
Juliogeordio
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I didn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to play against 'bigger' teams Alan, I agree with you that the more exposure to better leagues, teams and players that the emerging nations get then it is a positive for the world game as a whole. I just ment that they don't appear to be on that level at the moment and so SA probably should have won the game as 99% of people would have expected. I think they are a lot closer to bridging that gap though than the result against Scotland suggests.
Played for a couple of local teams Alan, nowt special.
Fingers crossed for Namibia tonight!!
Played for a couple of local teams Alan, nowt special.
Fingers crossed for Namibia tonight!!
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Juliogeordio
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Home team advantage mark! Lol.
kayos
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Juliogeordio
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Hmm, still won't help them win!
I don't think so either but it should help them still do quite well! Lets see how the scots do! Back line is finally looking quite threatening!
kayos
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Indeed, I may dare to dream. Getting out the pool will do for me and take it from there!
Juliogeordio
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Not sure you have the squad depth but the first team looks good enough certainly to get out of the group and maybe push on another round if they preform well!
