Japan took another step toward qualifying for the 2003 Rugby World Cup with a world-record equaling 155-3 win over Taiwan at National Stadium, Tokyo on Saturday.
In a day of records, the winning margin equaled the previous best of 152 when Argentina beat Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier earlier this year. It also put to rest the ghost of Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1995 when the All Blacks beat Japan 145-17.
"We knew that (Yukio) Motoki had played in that game so we wanted to speed things up and erase that score from the record books," said Andy Miller who himself set a Japanese record for 12 conversions, despite only kicking in the second half.