Japan withstood a spirited fight from Portugal on Saturday, grinding out a 38-25 victory in the first-ever test match between the two countries.Debutant Shogo Nakano was among four try scorers for the tourists, who earned 18 points off the steady boot of flyhalf Rikiya Matsuda at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra.Coming off a humbling 60-5 loss to Ireland a week ago, the world No. 10 Brave Blossoms held the upper hand for most of the contest against Portugal but gave away too many penalties for their own liking."It's an area we need to get better," head coach Jamie Joseph said. "But when we had…READ FULL ARTICLE
