Rugby: Late surge not enough as Japan again fall to All Blacks XV

Japan fell 41-27 for their second straight defeat against the All Blacks XV on Saturday, remaining winless through two of their five warm-up games on home soil ahead of the Rugby World Cup in France.Donning their new World Cup jersey and with No. 8 stalwart Kazuki Himeno captaining for the first time, Jamie Joseph's side showed fight but came up short at Kumamoto's Egao Kenko Stadium against the All Black aspirants, who beat a Japan XV 38-6 a week ago in Tokyo."As captain, I've been telling my team to play with passion this past week. They expressed their confidence and passion on the field…READ FULL ARTICLE