As Typhoon Hagibis put emergency crews on high alert and canceled flights–Japan's rugby team still has a match lined up for Sunday against Scotland in the Rugby World Cup, and braved rising waters to train for their game.
Emergency crews were on high alert. Flights and trains were cancelled. Rugby stars here for the World Cup mostly heeded the same safety warnings as everyone else as Japan braced to be hit by a typhoon tipped to be its worst in six decades.
"Discipline is crucial when the game gets tight," Leitch was quoted as saying by the national news agency. Head coach Jamie Joseph pointed out on Friday, when he was riled by reports that Japan would get an easy ride to the knockouts if Sunday's game was cancelled and both teams were awarded two competition points, that his squad was just as desperate as Scotland to play. The typhoon isn't disrupted the whole country, with games and training sessions expected to go ahead as planned to the north and south of central Japan, but it was impacting life around the capital.
Japan hasn't beaten Scotland in seven previous tests, and has conceded 17 tries while scoring just three against the Scots in three previous World Cup encounters. But those aren't stats that bother Joseph, considering some of the upsets Japan has caused. Leitch was born in New Zealand, has Fijian heritage, but moved to Japan at age 15 and is playing in his third World Cup, his second as captain. He's teak tough, and a leader who exemplifies the team-first attitude. Players like halves partners Yutaka Nagare and Yu Tamura and winger Kenki Fukuoka have highlighted the increasing depth of the homegrown talent pool.
"I have never forgotten that feeling of defeat," Keita was quoted as saying by Kyodo."We played two tests against them a year later and I still remember the pain from those, too."
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