26 Apr 2019

The birth of rugby in Japan

From Morning Report, 8:41 am on 26 April 2019

Japan will host Asia's first ever Rugby World Cup later this year. While the land of the rising sun might not be famous for its love of the oval ball, its connection with the sport dates back further than New Zealand's. Joe Porter recently travelled to Tokyo and found the roots of Japanese rugby to be a tale of two stories.