The games against Samoa and Argentina will be the games of all or nothing.

著者：株式会社ミラック光学　代表取締役 村松 洋明

I’ll go business trip far away next week but the game against Samoa will be broadcast early in the morning so I’ll be able to get up early to cheer for Japan.

First of all, I will focus on the next match against Samoa.
Not only is Samoa physically strong but a former All Blacks and former Wallabies players have also been selected to represent Samoa. The world ranking is also higher than Japan. A very tough battle is expected. No one thinks it would be easy to beat Samoa.
It’s better to think that this time team will be different from Samoa when Japan played in the test match or a team that has improved significantly.
The good things about the disappointing match against England are
Scrums, tackles, line defense, penalty kicks…
In particular, Japan has 174 successful tackles. The forwards worked particularly hard with Labuschagne’s scoring 19 times (success rate 100%), Leitch’s scoring 18 times (success rate 94%), Cornelsen’s scoring 16 times (success rate 94%) and Himeno’s scoring 16 times (success rate 89%)…
Earl has the most tackles in England with 12 times (success rate 80%)
so you can see how Japan’s forwards were putting their bodies on the line to defend the demons.

If Japan can fully demonstrate their athleticism and defensive ability against Samoa how hard the forwards are putting their bodies on the line and making painful plays and how the back-keepers are facing such a big and physically strong opponent just like a scrum on the quiet place far from the flashy try scenes, chances will be sure to be created.
I am rooting for Japan and hope that Japan will take advantage of these limited opportunities and convert them into points.

Concerning the disappointing points against England (I won’t mention them here.), I think Japan has the underlying strength to correct them properly and I think Japan is also good at responding even if Japan changes their tactics a little.

In the end, it will be all about feelings. Think of it as a big fight and beat Samoa in a desperate bid to reach the summit of Everest !

We will support Brave Blossoms with all our heart !

With a whoop of triumph !