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Japan Runs Over Chile in Their Rugby World Cup Opener in France as Brave Blossoms Score Six Tries

The Yomiuri Shimbun
Ryoto Nakamura scores a try in the 31st minute in the second half.

By Kazuho Hosoda / Yomiuri Shimbun Sportswriter

14:16 JST, September 11, 2023

TOULOUSE, France — Japan’s national rugby team got off to a winning start in its Rugby World Cup campaign by thrashing Chile 42-12 on Sunday.

Japan scored six tries, led by Amato Fakatava with two, to earn five points from the victory, including a bonus point for scoring four or more tries.

The Yomiuri Shimbun
Amato Fakatava scores a try in the first half.

AP
Japan’s Amato Fakatava runs to score his team’s first try during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Chile at Stadium de Toulouse in France on Sunday.

The Brave Blossoms sit atop Pool D in the tournament being held in France.

The stage is now set for Japan’s next match, on Sept. 18 at 4 a.m. Japan time, against England, which is in second on four points.

England is ranked eighth in the world, while Japan is 14th and Chile is 22nd.

The Yomiuri Shimbun
Keita Inagaki stops the attack of a Chilean player in the first half.

AP
Japan’s Michael Leitch breaks a tackle to scores his team’s fourth try during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Chile at Stadium de Toulouse in France on Sunday.

The Yomiuri Shimbun
Kotaro Matsushima vies for the ball with a Chilean player in the second half.

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