Rugby Union - South Africa v Japan - IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool B - Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton, England - 19/9/15Japan's Karne Hesketh scores their third try. Reuters / Eddie KeoghLivepic
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's 34-32 Rugby World Cup upset of South Africa still beggars belief, confounding all the sport's received wisdom. But the man charged with boosting rugby's development allows himself just a smile.
"I was not totally surprised by it actually," Mark Egan told Reuters. "Japan are so professional and committed now that they have become really competitive against higher-ranked opponents."
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