Chiba – Japan fly-half Lee Seung-sin said Monday he wants to blaze a trail for his country’s ethnic Korean population by playing at this year’s Rugby World Cup.
Lee was born in Japan and is one of roughly 300,000 ethnic Koreans, a group that has long suffered discrimination in areas such as employment and social welfare, living in the country.
Lee made his debut for the Brave Blossoms as a 21-year-old against Uruguay in June last year, and started both home tests against France the following month.
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