Japan have beaten Russia in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup, with 30 points to 10 after a very nervous start in Tokyo
His coach Jamie Joseph agreed, joking that finishers get too much praise.
"We made a lot of unforced errors. Our kicking game was pretty poor tonight," Joseph said. "The first mistake was from kickoff and all of a sudden we were under pressure. ... We sucked it up and got out of trouble." Japan equalized seven minutes later, as Tupou's looping pass set up Matsushima in the right corner, followed by a woefully botched conversion attempt from flyhalf Yu Tamura.
Matsushima thought he had a second try five minutes from halftime, but fullback Vasily Artemyev made a brilliant captain's tackle and video review showed Matsushima spilling the ball inches above the ground. Referee Nigel Owens ruled it out, drawing jeers.
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