No excuses, Japan must produce at World Cup, says Jones


(Reuters) - If Japan do not reach the rugby World Cup quarter-finals next year it will not be because the players are too small or are being held back by "farmers' mentality", coach Eddie Jones said on Thursday.

It will be down to a failure of the 'Japan Way' - his philosophy of how to turn typical Japanese weaknesses into match-winning strengths.

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