Charlie and the Magic Rugby Ball: Japan Stuns the Springboks in 2015

One cold Friday afternoon Charlie was sitting on his bed thinking about his team’s next rugby match – it was against a team they had never beaten before.

 They are too big, and too strong – maybe I should pretend to be sick so that I don’t have to play. Charlie picked up theold rugby ball next to him and gripped it tightly.

In an instant, he was no longer on his bed—he was on the sidelines of Brighton Community Stadium in England. It was the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and Japan was facing South Africa. The scoreboard showed 32-29 to South Africa, with only minutes remaining.

 

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