The term ‘bullet train rugby’ – almost too fast for the eye, direct, unstoppable – beautifully describes Japanese rugby at present. Getting from A to B in the shortest time by the most efficient route. Relentless, reliable but also aesthetically beautiful as it slices through the air. The actual 320kph bullet train – the first was rolled out with a patriotic flourish just in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 – took many years to perfect and modify and has become ever quicker and impressive over the decades and there is also an element of that...