SHIZUOKA, Japan: Japan's talismanic leader Michael Leitch praised a"complete performance" from the home nation after they floored Ireland in a jaw-dropping Rugby World Cup upset on Saturday .
"Four years ago was very special because we came in as underdogs. But this time the belief was there from the outset we could go out and beat the number-two team in the world." But Japan, driven on by a rampaging Leitch, refused to buckle and fly-half Yu Tamura kept the home side close with three clutch penalties, before a Kenki Fukuoka try just before the hour mark put the hosts in front and triggered wild scenes among a crowd of 47,000.
Asked what went through his mind after Fukuoka's try, Leitch smiled:"I went and had a talk to our number 10 because we hadn't finished the game yet - I was just thinking territory."
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