There are less than three months until the start of the Rugby World Cup in France. Head coach Jamie Joseph said, "We would like to strengthen our tackling in the domestic training camp starting on 3 this month" Japan reached the last eight for the first time on home soil, and are aiming to surpass that.
Japan players are famous for their low tackles, but in modern rugby, they give their opponents momentum by connecting off-road passes (passes made by the player who receives the tackle while falling)