Rugby: Japan XV handed lesson by invitation side

Japan coach Jamie Joseph was left with plenty to think about Saturday as his Japan XV were beaten 47-27 by Robbie Deans' World XV at Level 5 Stadium.A week before they take on Australia -- runners-up at the last Rugby World Cup and victors over world No. 1 New Zealand last weekend -- the Brave Blossoms' inability to keep hold of the ball cost them dear.The invitation side were hungrier at the breakdown, played the slippery conditions better and showed up Japan's lack of specialist locks at the line-out.Japan's ill-discipline was also shown up on a day Lomano Lava Lemeki was one of the few B…READ FULL ARTICLE