Jones calls on Australian fans to get behind Japan at World Cup

Japan as hosts famously upset Ireland in the 2019 World Cup and the two sides will lock horns again in a Nations Championship Test in the New South Wales city of Newcastle on July 11. It will be the first neutral Test played in Australia since before the Covid-19 pandemic. "It's a great experience for us to play here, get used to the environment, maybe become the team in Newcastle," Japan head coach Jones told reporters at the city's stadium. "You know, when we play up here in the World Cup...