Japan failed to beat Italy two times running as the Brave Blossoms fell 25-22 on Saturday, a week after beating the Azzurri in the first game of their two-test series.Playing the first-ever full international in Kobe, Japan struggled to find any attacking rhythm at the start and that proved costly as their late comeback fell short against an Italy team that was bent on putting last week's failings behind them."It was the 23 guys in blue jerseys next door who played very well and deserved to win," Japan head coach Jamie Joseph said. "Italy really took it to us in the first half, put us under…READ FULL ARTICLE
