Well that was a welcome breath of fresh air. Thus far, this tournament has been relatively bereft of free-flowing, running rugby. That changed tonight with both Wales and Japan playing the beautiful game, treating the crowd at the Millenium Stadium to some wonderful tries.

The opening Japanese try of the match said it all. Japan steal the ball from a ruck on their own try-line, and then proceed to run the ball all the way to the other end of the pitch, with the Welsh unable to marshal their defenses in time to prevent what is, in my opinion, the try of the World Cup, so far.

Precious few other teams have had the courage to take this approach to the game in the group stages, with the exception of Fiji, and at times the All Blacks. The difference being that the Kiwis do so having already pulverized the opposition with their pack before expanding their repertoire.

This easy win for the Welsh now sets up a mouthwatering clash against the Fijians in the final game in Pool B. Both teams will be attempting to run rings round each other, with the glittering prize a chance to take on South Africa in the quarter-finals.

Neither will be fancied to cause an upset if they do get that far, but it sure will be fun watching them try to impose their game on probably the most fearsome pack at this year’s tournament.