Rugby: Japan give gritty performance but fall 29-20 to Scotland

Japan's Brave Blossoms suffered the second loss of their autumn tour of Europe on Saturday, falling 29-20 to Scotland.The hosts ran in four tries, three before the break at Murrayfield, and led for all but a few minutes in the first half after Rikiya Matsuda put Japan up 6-5 with two penalty goals.After giving up the four unanswered tries, Japan made inroads late in the second half on a 64th-minute Tevita Tatafu five-pointer. Matsuda's fifth penalty goal, with eight minutes to go, trimmed Scotland's lead to 26-20, but Finn Russell kicked a late penalty to put the game out of reach.Duhan van…READ FULL ARTICLE