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Japan v Chile Today.
Kick-off 12pm
AHEAD of their opening World Cup encounter against Chile today, Japan back row Michael Leitch feels his side can go all the way in the tournament.
Hosts in 2019, Japan beat Ireland and Scotland to qualify for the quarter-finals before losing to South Africa.
Since then, Japan are on a dismal run of just four wins in their 18 Tests and have fallen down the World Rugby rankings to 14th, only above today’s opponents Chile in pool D, who are 22nd. But 34-yearold back row Leitch, who is playing at his fourth World Cup, describes the cu...
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