• Typhoon victims uppermost in
Japan team’s thoughts•
Scotland admit hosts were superior after Rugby
World Cup exitJapan’s captain, Michael Leitch, believes the host nation can still achieve more at this Rugby World Cup and provide some comfort for the victims of Typhoon Hagibis. Leitch and his head coach, Jamie Joseph, revealed their players had spoken before the game about how they could help to ease the pain of those affected and said it provided extra motivation before their 28-21 win against Scotland.
After the Brave Blossoms had secured their place in the quarter-finals for the first time in the tournament’s history, Leitch confirmed the deadly weekend typhoon had helped unite his team before the biggest game of their lives so far.