Kotaro Matsushima Archives - Marking The Spot

Jubilant Japan send Scotland packing to reach quarter-finals

October 13, 2019 admin 0 Comments 2019 Rugby World Cup, Finn Russell, Greig Laidlaw, Japan, Japan Rugby, Japan v Scotland, Japanese Rugby, Keita Inagaki, Kenki Fukuoka, Kotaro Matsushima, Rugby, Rugby news, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup 2019, Rugby World Cup Japan, Rugby World Cup news, Rugby World Cup Pool A, Scotland, Scotland Rugby, Scottish rugby, Willem Nel, Yu Tamura, Zander Fagerson

Winger Kenki Fukuoka produced two pieces of individual brilliance as a high-paced Japan advanced to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time with a 28-21 victory over Scotland at Yokohama.

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Japan claim bonus-point win over Samoa to edge closer to quarters

October 5, 2019 admin 0 Comments 2019 Rugby World Cup, Henry Taefu, Japan, Japan Rugby, Japan v Samoa, Japanese Rugby, Kazuki Himeno, Kenki Fukuoka, Kotaro Matsushima, Rugby, Rugby news, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup 2019, Rugby World Cup Japan, Rugby World Cup news, Rugby World Cup Pool A, Samoa, Samoa rugby, Samoan Rugby, Timothy Lafaele, Yu Tamura

Hosts Japan moved closer to a first World Cup quarter-final with a dramatic 38-19 bonus-point victory over Samoa.

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Marvellous Matsushima leads Japan to victory over Russia

September 20, 2019September 22, 2019 admin 0 Comments 2019 Rugby World Cup, Japan, Japan Rugby, Japan v Russia, Japanese Rugby, Kirill Golosnitskiy, Kotaro Matsushima, Pieter Labuschagne, Rikiya Matsuda, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup 2019, Rugby World Cup Group A, Rugby World Cup Japan, Rugby World Cup news, Rugby World Cup Pool A, Russia, Russia Rugby, Russian Rugby, Yu Tamura, Yury Kushnarev

Japan opened the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a 30-10 victory over a dogged Russian team. Kotaro Matsushima scored a hat-trick of tries as hosts recovered from the shock of conceding an early try.