Japan Stunning Victory against South Africa Made Biggest Shock in History of Rugby World Cup

Japan has beaten South Africa with 34-32 in a ferocious encounter at Brighton Community Stadium located at the south of the United Kingdom. This is definitely the biggest win for Japanese rugby history, but may also for the Rugby world cup history.

The first round of the tournament will be round robin format that all 5 countries play against each other once.  The top two countries of the groups will be qualified for the next round. South Africa is the two-time World Cup champions ranked 3rd on the world rugby table and they are the favorite to win the title this year too. And Japan is ranked 13th in the world rugby table.

"It is unbelievable. I thought that we could give a good fight against South Africa, but I never imagined that we could actually win the game. It is the greatest day for Japanese rugby history."Eddie Jones, the head coach of Japan said. When he was asked about this meaning of this win, "I hope a lot of kids were watching the game so that they will be dreaming to be part of the Japanese team for the world cup in the future." He added, "We are aiming to be the top 8 in this tournament. We have another game against Scotland in 4 days time so we have to prepare well for it."

"We have been working for 4 years for this moment.We would like to appreciate all the coaches, team staff and supports we received from everyone." Michael Leitch the Japanese captain added.

Saturday night's game might have been the best game in the history of the Rugby World Cup and the big surprise for the world. We can not take our eyes off from the Japanese rugby team as they believe in themselves.  Let's see how far they will go in this Rugby world cup.

News Souce: NHK