World Rugby published this video item, entitled “Japan, Springboks and the BIGGEST SHOCK in Rugby World Cup History | That Game When” – below is their description.
It became known as The Brighton Miracle. Japan took on South Africa in the pool stages of Rugby World Cup 2015 and did the unthinkable.
Akihito Yamada, Kensuke Hatakeyama and Karne Hesketh reflect on That Game When Japan shocked the rugby world.
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Japan is an island country in East Asia located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan comprises an archipelago of 6,852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the country’s five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is Japan’s capital and largest city.
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South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.