Brendan Gallagher sees a nation present a stunning face and another display raw grit

What it’s all about: Richie McCaw holds aloft the Webb Ellis Trophy
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JAPAN is a very foreign country and this is quite clearly going to be a very different World Cup which is both refreshing and necessary.
That much was clear at the Tokyo stadium on Friday night when our smiling hosts laid on a mesmerising and beautiful opening ceremony before playing their part in a thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking opening game.
Already there seems a fantastic vibe about RW...