TOKYO: Eddie Jones once described Japan as a"joke team" - before the Australian lit the fuse that sparked an outrageous victory over the mighty Springboks at the 2015 World Cup.
Victory over Scotland in Yokohama on Sunday in the biggest game in Japan's history saw Joseph emerge from the shadow of Jones, the man who put Japanese rugby on the map. Japan's history-makers have played with a swagger in possession, while their suffocating defence can drive opponents to despair."Jamie's a great coach and he's brought this team so far already - both physically and mentally."Centre Ryoto Nakamura added:"Our rugby is built on the foundation Eddie gave us, but this team's taken it another step. The standards are higher now.
The killer combo of lightning-quick passing and a ferocious appetite for tackling Joseph has drummed into his players has made Japan an intoxicating watch."We never stop running in training," said full-back Ryohei Yamanaka of Joseph's lung-bursting workouts.Fly-half Yu Tamura leads the World Cup with 48 points through four games, while winger Kotaro Matsushima is one of two players to have scored five tries.
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