The message from the Japan team after Friday's big 41-7 loss to South Africa just two weeks before the Rugby World Cup kicks off was "don't panic, stay positive.""I think our confidence is up there," center Timothy Lafaele said after the Brave Blossoms' final warm-up game at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, one of the 12 venues for the World Cup."Our forwards matched their forwards in the set-piece, and the mauls and scrums, and that's a huge confidence booster leading up to the World Cup."The problem is, however, that while there were moments when Japan looked like a side that could make the knocko…READ FULL ARTICLE
