Japan’s Joseph era comes to an end with pool stage exit

Julian Kiewietz

Jamie Joseph took Japan to unprecedented heights during his seven years as coach but his reign ended on Sunday with the Brave Blossoms back where they were just before he started, exiting the World Cup in the pool stage. The New Zealander said he took pride in the performance of his players in Sunday’s loss to Argentina in the winner-takes-all final pool match, but felt that a lack of top quality rugby meant they were only now hitting their full stride. “Any rugby player, they need to be playing tough footy. This year we played 10 tough games of rugby and now we’re starting to play to our potential,” he told reporters. “I felt that we were ready to play a big game of rugby today. Everyone was fit, and…

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