The Japan Rugby Football Union confirmed Monday that the Brave Blossoms will not be in action in 2020, citing a lack of preparation needed to take on Tier 1 nations and continued uncertainty regarding international travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic."There will be no international matches this year," JRFU Chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi said at an online press conference."Following the team's great achievement at last year's World Cup (when they reached the quarterfinals) we wanted to play Tier 1 nations. But we struggled to find a way to realize the matches and prepare and train the squad to the …READ FULL ARTICLE