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Marvellous Matsushima leads Japan to victory over Russia

September 20, 2019September 22, 2019 admin 0 Comments 2019 Rugby World Cup, Japan, Japan Rugby, Japan v Russia, Japanese Rugby, Kirill Golosnitskiy, Kotaro Matsushima, Pieter Labuschagne, Rikiya Matsuda, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup 2019, Rugby World Cup Group A, Rugby World Cup Japan, Rugby World Cup news, Rugby World Cup Pool A, Russia, Russia Rugby, Russian Rugby, Yu Tamura, Yury Kushnarev

Japan opened the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a 30-10 victory over a dogged Russian team. Kotaro Matsushima scored a hat-trick of tries as hosts recovered from the shock of conceding an early try.