Rugby: Japan stress they are looking past South Africa but Boks want redemption

Much has been said that Japan are looking to prove miracles can happen twice when they take on South Africa on Friday night at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium.But the message from the Brave Blossoms is that at the end of the day there are far bigger games on the horizon with the Rugby World Cup kicking off in two weeks time, and that the past should be left in the past."We're not necessarily planning to play them, we're planning to play Russia (in their Pool A opener) and the games that follow that," Japan assistant coach Tony Brown said Thursday of the clash with the two-time world champions.As hea…READ FULL ARTICLE