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WHY JAPAN COULD SPRING AN UPSET AT THE WORLD CUP

JAPAN MAY be grouped with Ireland and Scotland at the upcoming World Cup, but they have realistic hopes of progressing to the  quarter-finals. Their historic win over South Africa at RWC 2015, and other recent performances, has shown how far Japanese rugby has come.

An influx of overseas stars into their club game, and the influence of overseas coaches such as Robbie Deans and Jamie Joseph, has seen the national side develop some very good players. Japan beat Italy and

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