A 45-point loss at the hands of an understrength All Blacks team has exposed Japan’s lack of competitiveness under Eddie Jones.
Japan’s promotion into the Southern Hemisphere’s showpiece event looked like a no-brainer after the 2019 Rugby World Cup, a win-win situation in which the likes of Australia would gorge on Japanese corporate support in return for helping Japan climb up the rankings.
Jones is plotting ahead for the 2027 Rugby World Cup - smash and grab, the sequel - but Japan’s place in the global pecking order has looked uncertain in recent months, with the All Blacks defeat following a heavy loss to Fiji in Japan. That comes with the lure of potential corporate support, which Australia would relish, but there is also a big catch. Shoji acknowledged that while JRLO and the Japan test team are separate entities, they are inextricably linked.The Brave Blossoms’ current uncompetitiveness, therefore, does not reflect well on the JRLO , and trying to sell a post-Super Rugby playoffs format in Australia and New Zealand will be hard if trans-Tasman fans feel the Japanese teams are inferior.
If anything, it also shows that he has a real knack of picking the right job at the right time, a skill that is probably underappreciated.The former Waratahs midfielder had a poor Super Rugby season - well off the standards he set last year. Yet, there he was overnight on Saturday picking up the man of the match award as Leicester beat Saracens for Cheika’s fifth win of the season.
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