'Blossoming' Kotaro Matsushima bags hat trick in win over Bristol
Clermont coach Franck Azema praised "blossoming" Kotaro Matsushima after the Japan fullback scored a hat trick of tries as the Top 14 giant opened their European Champions Cup campaign with a 51-38 bonus-point win at Bristol on Saturday. Matsushima's tries took his season tally to ...
Brave Blossoms star Kotaro Matsushima scored his first tries in the French first-division on Saturday in Clermont's 50-29 victory over Pau. Starting on the right wing, Matsushima crossed twice in the second half at his home ground to help lift Clermont above Toulouse at the ...
Kotaro Matsushima, who led Japan with five tries at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, made his official debut for French Top 14 side Clermont in a 33-30 win over reigning champion Toulouse on Sunday. The 27-year-old fullback roused his new home crowd in the early ...
