Japan Rugby has been well known over the past few years for their expansive and exciting rugby.
Today they had a fascinating match-up against Six Nations champions France in these summer internationals. Unfortunately for the Cherry Blossoms, the result did not go their way, despite an extremely strong start which saw them with a commanding lead over the French at halftime.
A determined comeback from the men in Blue saw the away side beat Japan by 20 points to 15 come the final whistle.
Despite this, Japan had plenty of positives on display. One of them in particular was this pretty unbelievable try scored by full-back Yamanaka:
Japan’s 2nd try …just brilliant. #JAPFRA #JAPvFRA pic.twitter.com/pTHoItKwGv
— Brett Igoe (@brettruganalyst) July 9, 2022
A fantastic show of teamwork, their first try wasn’t bad either:
Great channel attack – support – to give Japan their first try #JAPFRA #JAPvFRA pic.twitter.com/LVXcmmMVzo
— Brett Igoe (@brettruganalyst) July 9, 2022
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