Brave Blossoms draw with France

Nov 27, 2017

Japan came within inches of a historic win over France on Saturday night as they drew 23-23 with Les Bleus at the brand new U Arena.

"We had our chances but couldn't execute," rued Brave Blossoms captain Michael Leitch.

"The mindset of the Japanese players has changed," said Leitch. "We are playing with a lot more confidence. Today's performance showed what we can do and we are only going to get better."

Kyodo News

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