Blossoms’ late score puts heat on Scotland

By GARY FITZGERALD

First blood: Timothy Lafaele beats the tackle of Alapati Leiua to score Japan’s opening try

Big score: Matsushima scored the bonus point try

JAMIE Joseph claims the pressure will be all on Scotland in Yokohama and he smiled broadly after watching his bubbling Brave Blossoms blow Samoa away at Tokyo Stadium.
The former All Black knows just how close Japan are now to becoming the first Asian team to reach the World Cup quarter-final following a third successive win in the tournament.
A victory or draw against Gregor Townsend’s men...

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