Japan coach Jamie Joseph expects Ireland to raise their game to mark Sexton milestone
‘We know it’s going to create a lot of emotion with the Irish boys’
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Jamie Joseph makes one change to Japan XV for Springboks clash
Ryohei Yamanaka replaces William Tupou at fullback for South Africa quarter-final
Japan camp not interested in Irish complaints about referee
‘In regards to defence, it was pretty special in how they showed for each other’
Japan bench captain Michael Leitch for Ireland clash
Jamie Joseph: ‘if we’re going to win it’s going to come down to the last five or 10 minutes’
Kotaro Matsushima’s electric hat-trick sees Japan past game Russia
Hosts slow out of the blocks in Tokyo but pull away to start home tournament with a bang
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