Japan have been praised for a "seismic" win over Ireland, which is expected to "ignite" the Rugby World Cup. There was a raucous atmosphere inside the Shizuoka StadiumThe result comes four years after Japan famously shocked the rugby world by beating two-time world champions South Africa at the 2015 World Cup. "This was textbook from Japan - any young kids watching who want to see how to tackle properly should watch this Japan team," he said. The whole world will be watching, which is exactly what you want at a World Cup." Pool A fixtures and resultsDate Match Friday, 20 September Japan 30-10 Russia Sunday, 22 September Ireland 27-3 Scotland Tuesday, 24 September Russia 9-34 Samoa Saturday, 28 September Japan 19-12 Ireland Monday, 30 September Scotland v Samoa Thursday, 3 October Ireland v Russia Saturday, 5 October Japan v Samoa Wednesday, 9 October Scotland v Russia Saturday, 12 October Ireland v Samoa Sunday, 13 October Japan v Scotland

Source: BBC September 28, 2019 11:48 UTC