Olympics: Japan suffer heavy defeat to New Zealand in rugby opener

Japan's men suffered a heavy loss to New Zealand in their first game of the Paris Olympic rugby sevens tournament on Wednesday, going down 40-12 in a free-flowing contest at Stade de France.In what was the first contest featuring Japanese athletes at the Paris Olympics, New Zealand ran in six tries to Japan's two in the Pool A match played two days before the games' opening ceremony.Speedster Akuila Rokolisoa scored two tries for the reigning Olympic silver medalists, as did Fehi Fineanganofo and Ngarohi McGarvey-Black.For Japan, Shotaro Tsuoka scored the game's second try in the third minu…READ FULL ARTICLE