Japan produced a disciplined, intelligent display to stop Samoa in their tracks at the Rugby World Cup with a superb 26-5 victory before a packed crowd in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, on Oct. 3.
Ayumu Goromaru was man of the match, taking his total in the tournament to 45 points.
A world-record national audience of 25 million people in Japan saw the game on television. (Kyodo, The Japan Times)
ラグビーW杯1次リーグ、日本はサモアを破り、初のベスト8入りに望みをつないだ。
The Japan Times ST: October 16, 2015