![Japan's Lomano Lava Lemeki runs after the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa between Japan and Ireland in Shizuoka, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Japan's Lomano Lava Lemeki runs after the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa between Japan and Ireland in Shizuoka, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MJ24T1/japans-lomano-lava-lemeki-runs-after-the-ball-during-the-rugby-world-cup-pool-a-game-at-shizuoka-stadium-ecopa-between-japan-and-ireland-in-shizuoka-japan-saturday-sept-28-2019-ap-photojae-hong-2MJ24T1.jpg)
Japan's Lomano Lava Lemeki runs after the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa between Japan and Ireland in Shizuoka, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP
Rugby World Cup - 1174243527 TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 12: Lomano Lava Lemeki of Japan poses for a portrait during the Japan Rugby World Cup 2019 squad photo call on September 12,
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Japan's Lomano Lava Lemeki makes a run during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at City of Toyota Stadium between Japan and Samoa in Tokyo City, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (
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Tokyo, Japan on August 16, 2023. Japan's Lomano Lava Lemeki during the Japan's national team training session for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Tokyo, Japan on August 16, 2023. Credit: FAR
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