![Kenki Fukuoka of Japan tries in the second half of the Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Samoa at Toyota Stadium in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture on October 5, 2019. Japan Kenki Fukuoka of Japan tries in the second half of the Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Samoa at Toyota Stadium in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture on October 5, 2019. Japan](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NRWK2P/kenki-fukuoka-of-japan-tries-in-the-second-half-of-the-rugby-world-cup-pool-a-match-against-samoa-at-toyota-stadium-in-toyota-city-aichi-prefecture-on-october-5-2019-japan-won-by-38-19-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2NRWK2P.jpg)
Kenki Fukuoka of Japan tries in the second half of the Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Samoa at Toyota Stadium in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture on October 5, 2019. Japan
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Japan's Kenki Fukuoka celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at International Stadium against Scotland in Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae Hong Stock
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