Rugby: "Small Giant" Tanaka says World Cup will spread rugby gospel in Japan

As his Brave Blossoms teammates lick the wounds they sustained in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal loss, veteran scrumhalf Fumiaki Tanaka is already thinking about the bright side that has come out of Japan hosting rugby's marquee event.Thanks to the team's sensational efforts on home soil, which included group-stage wins against Russia, Ireland, Samoa and Scotland, rugby has taken more attention and exposure than ever after years of struggling to gain a mainstream foothold in baseball and soccer-obsessed Japan."There is now an environment in which fans support the national team, but it's…READ FULL ARTICLE