Japan coach Jamie Joseph is not sure if his team is more globally popular than N...
TOYOTA CITY, Japan - Japan coach Jamie Joseph is not sure if his team is more globally popular than New Zealand, but can feel a massive swell of public support as they stand on the brink of an historic Rugby World Cup quarter-final.
New Zealander Joseph was asked if his side are now more interesting to watch for the neutral spectator than the world champions, and while he batted away that question, he praised the Japanese people for getting behind the side. “It gives the players - I don’t know if there’s one word for it - but it makes us incredibly proud. We are playing for 125 million people and most of them don’t normally support rugby. But they are behind us.”
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