Mental strength key to Japan's preparation for South Africa clash

Japan national rugby team

Attention to detail has been key to Japan's success so far at the Rugby World Cup, with coach Jamie Joseph preparing the players in camp since January and stressing the need for different game plans for each opponent.

This stretches even as far as the junior members of the squad. Before each match, the reserve players have been studying the tactics of their opponents' scrum and then replicating that in practice, giving the starting pack ideal preparation.