Rugby: Japan XV beat Maori All Blacks in non-test match

Three Japan XV players crossed the try line as the young side defeated the Maori All Blacks 26-14 in Game 2 of their non-test rugby match series Saturday.The Eddie Jones-coached Japan XV team went into halftime leading 8-0 after Samisoni Tua's 10th-minute try and Takuya Yamasawa's 22nd-minute penalty goal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture.The Maori All Blacks reduced their deficit to 8-7 early in the second half and to 18-14 with a little more than 10 minutes remaining.But Kenji Sato put the match out of reach by scoring a try in the 76th minute."The first game we experimented a little …READ FULL ARTICLE