Rugby: Japan head coach Joseph ready to step down after World Cup

Jamie Joseph, the head coach of Japan's national men's rugby team, the Brave Blossoms, said Wednesday he is ready to leave his post after the World Cup in France.The 53-year-old from New Zealand, who took the job in 2016, said his time in Japan had been good but that the timing was right to leave and that stepping down would also be good for his family.Joseph received a contract extension after the 2019 World Cup in Japan, where the Brave Blossoms reached their first quarterfinals.In March, Masato Tsuchida, president of the Japan Rugby Football Union, called Joseph the No. 1 candidate for t…READ FULL ARTICLE