Rugby: Japan blown away by France in 1st Women's Rugby World Cup match

Japan got their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign off to a losing start with a 72-14 defeat to European powerhouse France Wednesday.Japan, ranked 14th in the world, gave up an early 22-0 lead in the first 20 minutes of the match as tries from four different players put the fourth-ranked French team in the driver's seat at University College Dublin.French flanker Romane Menager made some history with her match opening try after just 14 seconds, the quickest in the history of the tournament.In their first appearance at a World Cup since 2002, Japan finally got on the scoreboard when Mateitoga …READ FULL ARTICLE