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Japan defeats U.S. in rugby

Sports Nov. 16, 2008 - 09:45PM JST ( 9 )

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techallNov. 17, 2008 - 12:13PM JST

Ryan Nicolas and John Kirwan, now those are real traditional japanese names.
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maninjapan79Nov. 17, 2008 - 07:28PM JST

Oh Come on, What world are you living in? Australia and New Zealand are among the worst offenders. And its not just rugby either. Not too famililar with the US team, but You can be sure they arent all born and bred yanks either....
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romulus3Nov. 17, 2008 - 07:46PM JST

maninjapan79,

been thrashed by southern hemisphere teams recently have you? or perhaps you live in a country where people from the 3rd world are not welcome. Sure, NZ and Aus have a few talented Islanders on their teams but they are the product of domestic rugby, not Island rugby. By your account Island rugby should conquer all. That is far and beyond their means. Obviously playing Rugby in NZ and Aus has enhanced the skills of an Islander just as it has the players who are natural citizens. This slur is just more propaganda by a hater of the powerful southern unions where rugby is played and developed at a superior level.
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1eyedjackNov. 18, 2008 - 02:59PM JST

Amazing !!! They play rugby in America ?
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tatsumiNov. 18, 2008 - 03:03PM JST

It's been long time since Japan beat US rugby. Japan is the strongest only in Asia, not in the world. but thier coach, John Kirwan who is from New Zealand, improve Japanese national team, I believe.
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ihavearrivedNov. 20, 2008 - 11:19PM JST

Rugby is only played in a few countries. i bet that no one in japan even knew about this game.
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EurajReturnsNov. 21, 2008 - 01:50AM JST

Rugby is only played in a few countries. i bet that no one in japan even knew about this game.

Probably, virtually no one in America knows about it either.