Take a bow: Rugby World Cup teams charm Japanese hosts by copying local custom

All Blacks, Ireland and Wales win enthusiastic response from hosts with ‘gesture of respect’ to crowds after their games

Japan’s rugby players have discovered they can, after all, teach the All Blacks something: how to execute a respectful post-match bow to adoring fans.

Taking their cue from the Rugby World Cup hosts, New Zealand were the first visiting team to line up, face the crowd and lower their heads, after their 23-13 victory over South Africa in front of 64,000 fans in Yokohama last weekend.

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