Japan put up a fight but suffered three heavy defeats on Saturday in the fourth leg of the Women's World Sevens Series in Kitakyushu.The Sakura 7s, who reclaimed their "core" status for next season's series by winning a qualifying tournament earlier this month, were always going to be in for a tough time against tour regulars, and so it proved.They lost 31-0 to series leaders New Zealand and 29-5 to Russia before going down 33-5 to France to finish bottom of Pool A.At the brand new Mikuni World Stadium, Japan, 10th at the Rio Games last summer, were competing as an invited team as the six-r…READ FULL ARTICLE
