Jones wants Japan to enhance 2015 legacy against S.Africa

Eddie Jones has called on his Japan team to try to emulate the 2015 side that pulled off one of rugby union's biggest shocks when they beat South Africa in a game that became known as the “Miracle of Brighton”.

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Japan, then coached by Jones in his first stint at the helm of the Brave Blossoms, upset the Springboks 34-32 in the southern English city in pool play of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

It was a first World Cup victory since 1991 and was a result that has seen them claim a seat at the sport's high table, albeit with some varying results along the way.

The last time the two sides met, the Boks came out 26-3 winners in the quarterfinal of the 2019 RWC, a tournament they went on to win on Japanese soil.