• Hosts now have three wins and 14 points in Pool A• Qualification to be settled against
Scotland next weekendKotaro Matsushima scored a bonus-point try deep into injury time as
Japan moved to the verge of their first Rugby
World Cup quarter-final with a 38-19 Pool A victory over Samoa at the City of Toyota Stadium.
The hosts, who turned the tournament upside down when they beat
Ireland last week, moved to the top of the pool with 14 points and also secured their third victory in the pool phase for the second successive World Cup.