Eddie Jones lauds Japan as they return home to hero’s welcome

• ‘To finish ahead of England is absolutely amazing’• ‘The next chapter is to find players with more talent’Japan have returned home to a hero’s welcome after winning three games at the Rugby World Cup but being denied a place in the quarter-finals by the superior points scoring of South Africa and Scotland.As fans and photographers lined the arrivals lounge at Tokyo airport, their veteran coach Eddie Jones expanded on the legacy the team had created, describing them as “the new sporting heroes of Japan”. Continue reading...