Rugby World Cup 'We came here to change the way the world thinks about Japan women's rugby'
View all Saki Minami newsA shock win in 2015 propelled Japan's men into the spotlight and the hope was that 2022 would see the women do the same.
A shock win in 2015 propelled Japan's men into the spotlight and the hope was that 2022 would see the women do the same.
Sometimes, and perhaps more often than we could have dared dream –when Japanese teams dive into the pool of a World Cup, a sort of alchemy occurs. They become Goliath-slaying Davids; small dogs with the very biggest of fights in them.