Japan rugby team beat Canada 27-6
AFP - Sat Nov 21, 11:58 am ETAsian champions Japan scored four tries to overwhelm Canada 27-6 for their second straight win to wind up the two-game test series between the two countries on Saturday.
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Asian champions Japan scored four tries to overwhelm Canada 27-6 for their second straight win to wind up the two-game test series between the two countries on Saturday.
Japan scored four tries Saturday to defeat Canada 27-6 and sweep a two-game test series between the two countries. Japan, which defeated Canada 46-8 a week ago, went ahead after nine minutes on to a try from Go Aruga. Kensuke Hatakeyama added another try after 20 minutes to give the home side a 12-3 halftime lead.
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