Sixteen years ago, fans at the Stadium de Toulouse rose as one after Japan had just been beaten by Fiji in a Rugby World Cup thriller. On Sunday, they rose again to welcome Chile to the world stage.While supporters are often referred to as a team's 24th man, it felt like Los Condores had a 25th, 26th or more on Sunday, such was the noise their fans made.Japan flanker Michael Leitch is among those hopeful that the South Americans and their supporters can make it to more than one World Cup."They were awesome," said Leitch, who is appearing in his fourth World Cup."We expected the Chileans to …READ FULL ARTICLE
