Japan coach Jamie Joseph said Monday the team's impressive work ethic played a major role in the hosts making a run to the Rugby World Cup's last eight for the first time.Speaking the day after the Brave Blossoms were knocked out of the tournament via a 26-3 defeat to South Africa, Joseph said "the team had worked incredibly hard for the last three years.""This year we worked harder than ever before and that put us in a good position to strive for our goal, which was to get into the top eight at the World Cup."Sitting on a stage alongside his squad, Joseph said there "are 31 players here an…READ FULL ARTICLE
