Japan got off to a strong start to their Pacific Nations Cup rugby campaign by scoring eight tries to defeat Canada 57-15 on Saturday.After taking a 17-10 lead into the break, the Brave Blossoms, coached by Eddie Jones, ran in six tries to outscore Canada 40-5 in the second half at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture.Amato Fakatava and Kippei Ishida scored two tries each for Japan, ranked 13th in the world. Canada fell to a 1-1 win-loss record in Pool B.Japan will next play the United States, the only other team in the pool, on Sept. 6 in Sacramento, California.Six teams have been gr…READ FULL ARTICLE