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Its a miracle Brave Blossoms you Beauties

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It will go down as one of the most famous results in any Rugby World Cup Brave Blossoms beat the 'Box

 

This is one of the most incredible moments in the history of rugby Japan:.. With your discipline and hard work you have achieved a dream. #Highlanders #MongolianFans, take their hats off to you today The guts, the Skills the Belief to Finish. Determination, teamwork, heart, passion.where are the words.. Go #Brave Blossoms!! Go Japan Congratulations!

On a scale of one to 10 in sporting upsets, the Brave Blossoms' victory over the Springboks is a comfortable 11. Jones has achieved the impossible, the World Cup win at Brighton assuring him of a place in sports history. More

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Brave Blossoms Beat The Springbox Go you Beauties. Go Nippon

Waisake Naholo is in the running

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travelers rest Waisake Naholo Highlander All Black

Waisake Naholo Highlander All Black in the running

#MongolianHighlandersFans previosly blogged about #WaisakeNaholo attitude and how it contributed to him becoming an #AllBlack (see here). Now the same positive attitude could reap benefits again as he seems likely to get the nod to join the world cups squad. 

"All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is understood to be leaning towards the shock inclusion of Highlanders wing sensation Waisake Naholo in his World Cup squad of 31 to be announced on Sunday.

Naholo suffered a fine fracture to his fibula during a promising test debut for the All Blacks against Argentina in Christchurch in July.

At the time the injury was given a three-month recovery timetable and Naholo was presumed to be unavailable for selection for the World Cup squad.

But the situation has changed dramatically in recent weeks with the 24-year-old, who scored a record-breaking 13 tries for the Highlanders in 2015, said to have made significant progress on the back of "alternative" treatment undertaken in his homeland of Fiji." more...

One of his #AllBlack team mates will obviously miss out if #WaisakeNaholo gets that call and we can feel for that fellow. Yet, when it comes down to close calls Steve Hansen could well be wanting to blood  players into world cup experience with an eye on #JapanRugbyWorldCup2019.