Summary
There’s plenty more international rugby in these quarters over the next month or so, starting with the Wallabies visiting Twickenham next weekend. We will of course be covering that right here.
Thank you for joining me this afternoon. It was a bit of a slog in the Tokyo rain, but sometimes that’s what Test rugby looks like – as Angus Fontaine discusses in his report from the Wallabies’ win over Japan.
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Japan can also take plenty away from their performance. They failed to match Australia’s strength for much of the first half, but in the second they played the conditions more effectively and showed great ambition, if not always execution. Some sharper lineout work and a drier ball, and who knows how close they may have come to causing an upset. Fujiwara impressed in the 9 jersey, Era nailed a couple of massive hits, and Gunter was a constant menace. If they are the 13th best team in Test rugby, the sport is in decent shape.
