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/ 25 September 2007
Japan scored a last-gasp converted try to earn a dramatic 12-12 draw against Canada in their final World Cup pool-B match in Bordeaux on Tuesday. Substitute Koji Taira crossed in the right-hand corner after sustained late Japanese pressure and then Shotaro Onishi held his nerve to slot over the conversion.
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/ 25 September 2007
Japan’s players have earned respect for their fast-paced running game at the Rugby World Cup. Now they want a win. Their last chance comes on Tuesday at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux, where they take on a Canada team equally desperate not to go home empty handed.