Japan wing Kotaro Matsushima (centre) in action against Ireland in the pool A match at the Rugby World Cup in Shizuoka. Photo: AFP

Opinion

In the scrum by Tim Noonan

Kotaro Matsushima and his electric play is leading Japan forward both on and off the pitch

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Japan’s star winger is far from a social activist, even though his feats inspire the plight of the ethnically mixed in the country

Published: 6:04pm, 5 Oct, 2019

Updated: 9:51pm, 5 Oct, 2019

Japan wing Kotaro Matsushima (centre) in action against Ireland in the pool A match at the Rugby World Cup in Shizuoka. Photo: AFP

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