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    JAPAN’S FORTUNES AT THE WORLD CUP

    Jul 16, 2019 3 minutes

    EXCITEMENT IS mounting for the very first Rugby World Cup in Asia, with genuine expectations being placed on the host nation. The Brave Blossoms have never got out of the group stages but as you will see, they have been a valuable presence at every tournament…

    1987

     The first-ever World Cup almost never happened but after much political wrangling and jockeying, the inaugural showcase went ahead in Australia and New Zealand. While South Africa were isolated due to apartheid and the Soviet Union allegedly knocked

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