Japan celebrate their monumental win over Ireland in the Rugby World Cup. Photo: Getty ImagesHosts Japan stunned Ireland 19-12 in an extraordinary upset on Saturday to win their second match of the Rugby World Cup and put themselves in pole position to reach the knockout stages for the first time. The Brave Blossoms came from behind at Shizuoka Stadium with Kenki Fukuoka's second-half try and Yu Tamura's boot beating a side recently ranked number one in the world in a shock to match their victory over twice world champions South Africa at the 2015 World Cup. While they stunned world rugby then, to win this time in front of an uproarious home crowd with so much focus on Asia's first World Cup was arguably more significant. Japan 19 (Kenki Fukuoka try; Yu Tamura conversion, 4 penalties)Ireland 12 (Garry Ringrose, Rob Kearney tries; Jack Carty conversion).

Source: Otago Daily Times September 28, 2019 09:22 UTC