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The ultra-polite and darker sides of Japanese fans on show as Scotland's Twitter account bombarded with messages
One of the stories of the tournament has been the hospitality of the Japanese fans, known for politeness and cleanliness, who have been fantastic hosts for the fans.
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After Japan qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup after defeating Scotland 28-21, this humility was on show as Japanese fans bombarded Scotland Rugby with messages of gratitude.
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This fan wrote ‘Thank you for the hot game that feels scary until the end! Thank you for the best match! I love it! Sincere thanks to everyone in Scotland!’
https://twitter.com/komorebi__0123/status/1183527742098169856
Other fans were glad to see the Scottish pride and passion for the game and hoped they would visit Japan again after apologising for some of the more insulting comments sent Scotland’s way.
https://twitter.com/toko_asagiri/status/1183576923693174784
@Scotlandteam
Thank you for playing in Japan.
I want to see wonderful game again.
Enjoy your stay in Japan(*´︶`*)♡Thanks! pic.twitter.com/JtCDAruE7h— 山田るま@全日本だるま研究会公式キャラクター🍥 (@yamada_ruma) October 14, 2019
Thankyou sooo much for Scotland rugby team and great fans for your deep respect and kindness and support to Japan. i'll never forget your kindness towards us.
Big RESPECT❗❗❗😄😄😄— けんご🤘 (@babiken7) October 14, 2019
This fan thanked Scotland for giving 100% and for ‘hammering us in the past’ which got Japan where they are today, rating Scotland the toughest assignment in Pool A.
You Scottish guys were the toughest at the group stage. Thank you for having given your 100% and hammered us in the past. Without the past experience, we wouldn't be where we are today. Beating Scotland was definitely one of our biggest goals!
— 物自体 (@protonsensei) October 14, 2019
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Yesterday's Rugby World Cup Japan was impressed with Scotland. It was the best defense of the team until the end of Japan and the last attack of Scotland. I am also grateful and respectful to the Scotland team. Thank you very much.#Scotland #RWC2019 #JPNvSCO https://t.co/RHMPTy2uTs
— 佐藤 秀信 (Hidenobu Satoh) (@Hidenobu3_photo) October 14, 2019
Most fans were incredibly grateful however a few Japanese were still upset over Scotland’s threats to sue if the match was canceled due to Typhoon Hagibis.
A few Japanese fans tried to troll Scotland asking whether they would sue after losing the match while another was still ‘shocked from your words’ after being a big fan of Scotland.
https://twitter.com/ue_410/status/1183587074286338049
@Scotlandteam
Last night was a historic night for Japan. I would like to express my gratitude and respect to the Rugby Scotland national team, who has struck Japan with all of Scotland's arrogance as a home country of rugby. Thank you very much.— Qazz@人類滅亡こそ平和への最適解(固定ツイートをご覧ください) (@Qazz619) October 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/unangedelumiere/status/1183537414465183744
I wonder whether Scotland rugby Boss wanted to have a match on the court for trial or the court for rugby.#RWC2019
— アレなアレ (@sinicalcat1) October 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/unagiinu212/status/1183592332311969794
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The worst of Japan’s fans and darkest messages were sent in response to Scotland flanker Jamie Ritchie’s off-the-ball incident on flyhalf Yu Tamura.
Ritchie was seen shoving Tamura on the ground and giving him a facial with a forearm. This led to fury online with one fan claiming he despises Scotland saying ‘just do it if you wanna do legal action’.
https://twitter.com/DoForJPN/status/1183376127437373442
One Japanese fan took it upon themselves to message Jamie Ritchie directly, telling him he is ‘ashamed’ for playing dirty games while accusing him of taking banned drugs.
He finished his tirade with a terrible comment about Ritchie’s mother before telling him to be ashamed again.
https://twitter.com/kkkkps111/status/1183545437547945984
This fan wrote he doesn’t feel like thanking Scotland because they were too many rough plays.
“This time it was a shame because there were too many rough plays on the Scotland side. Not very much, but I don’t feel like thank you. Shame on you.”
https://twitter.com/ttmphotograph/status/1183540490538377217
Japanese fans unhappy with the physicality by Scotland’s forwards will likely have plenty to write about when they face the Springboks in their quarter-final next week.
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Je suis sûr que Farrell est impatient de jouer avec Lopez et Machenaud et d’être entraîné par Collazo… 🤭
1 Go to commentsAn on field red (aka a full red) in SRP must surely carry a bigger suspension than a red card given by the bunker as that carries a 20 minute team punishment. Had Damon Murphy abdicated his responsibility as a ref and issued both Drua players a yellow, which would have been upgraded to a 20 minute red by the bunker, that would have killed Australia and New Zealand’s push for the 20 minute red to be trialled globally from July this year.
11 Go to commentsEver so often you all post a Danny Care story that isn’t the announcement that he has finally re-signed for one more, victory tour season at Quins and I’m just like, “well you fooled me again!” My absolute favorite player ever, we need to make his final year at the Stoop (and Twickers) official already. I know he supposedly snubbed France but I won’t feel better until he signs.
1 Go to commentslate hit what late hit it wasn’t at all late and can clearly see he was committed before the tackle
1 Go to commentsChristian Lio -Willies 2 try perfomance was a standout. As was captain Scott Barrett. Up front was where the boys won it.They are a great team and players. Fantastic Crusades , you can keep going.
1 Go to commentsI don't know how the locals feel about that? I guess if you call yourselves the Worcester Wasps that might be appease. But really we need more teams in the Premiership in my view so they are not padding it out as they are at the moment. It might curtail so many players going abroad as well
5 Go to commentsNZ 😭😭😭is certainly rivaling England for best whingers cup!😭😭😭 !!!
25 Go to commentsYup. New Zealand won 3 out of 10 world cups played. SA 4 out of 8 attempts 30 Vs 50 per cent.🤔🤔
25 Go to commentsShould've done this years ago. Change Saturday kick off times to around 11am. Up and off and back home before 3pm, limit travel time too. Allows players to actually do something else with their Saturday that's family oriented or being rugby fans they could ‘watch’ pro rugby. Increases crowds etc. How can anyone that enjoys grassroots and pro rugby have to choose between the two on Saturdays?
9 Go to commentsI bet he inspired those supporters just as much.
1 Go to commentsBen Smith Springboks living rent free in his head 😊😂
67 Go to commentsGood to hear he would like to play the game at the highest level, I hadn’t been to sure how much of a motivator that was before now. Sadly he’s probably chosen the rugby club to go to. Try not to worry about all the input about how you should play rugby Joey and just try to emulate what you do on the league field and have fun. You’ll limit your game too much (well not really because he’s a standard athlete like SBW and he’ll still have enough) if you’re trying to make sure you can recycle the ball back etc. On the other hard, you can totally just try and recycle by looking to offload any and everywhere if you’re going to ground 😋
1 Go to commentsThis just proves that theres always a stat and a metric to use to justify your abilities and your success. Ben did it last week by creating an imaginary competition and now you did the same to counter his argument and espouse a new yardstick for success. Why not just use the current one and lets say the Boks have won 4 world cups making them the most successful world cup team. Outside of the world cup the All Blacks are the most successful team winning countless rugby championships and dominating the rankings with high win percentages. Over the last 4 years statistically the Irish are the best having the highest win rate and also having positive records against every tier 1 side. The most successful Northern team in the game has been England with a world cup title and the most six nations titles in history. The AB’s are the most dominant team in history with the highest win rate and 3 world cups. Lets not try to reinvent the wheel. Just be honest about the actual stats and what each team has been good at doing and that will be enough to define their level of success.
25 Go to commentsHow is 7’s played there? I’m surprised 10 or 11 man rugby hasn’t taken off. 7 just doesn’t fit the 15s dynamics (rules n field etc) but these other versions do.
9 Go to commentsPick Swinton at your peril A liability just like JWH from the Roosters Skelton ??? went missing at RWC
14 Go to commentsLike tennis, who have a ranking system, and I believe rugby too, just measure over each period preceding a world cup event who was the longest number one and that would be it. In tennis the number one player frequently is not the grand slam winner. I love and adore the All Blacks since the days of Ian Kirkpatrick when I was a kid in SA. And still do because they are the masters of running rugby and are gentleman on and off the field - in general. And in my opinion they have been the majority of the time the best rugby team in the world.
25 Go to commentsHaving overseas possessions in 2024 is absurd. These Frenchies should have to give the New Caledonians their freedom.
21 Go to commentsBell injured his foot didn’t he? Bring Tupou in he’ll deliver when it counts. Agree mostly but I would switch in the Reds number 8 Harry Wilson for Swinton and move Rob Valentini to 6 instead. Wilson is a clever player who reads the play, you can’t outmuscle the AB’s and Springboks, if you have any chance it’s by playing clever. Same goes for Paisami, he’s a little guy who doesn’t really trouble the likes of De Allende and Jordie Barrett. I’d rather play Carter Gordon at 12 and put Michael Lynagh’s boy at 10. That way you get a BMT type goalkicker at 10 and a playmaker at 12. Anyways, just my two cents as a Bok supporter.
14 Go to commentsThanks Brett, love your articles which are alway pertinent. It’s a difficult topic trying to have a panel adjudicating consistently penalties for red card issues. Many of the mitigating reasons raised are judged subjectively, hence the different outcomes. How to take away subjective opinions?
11 Go to commentsYes Sir! Surprising, just like Fraser would also have escaped sanction if he was a few inches lower, even if it was by accident that he missed! Has there really been talk about those sanctions or is this just sensational journalism? I stopped reading, so might have missed any notations.
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