Canada against Namibia is World Cup final for rugby’s tier-two nations

Serious financial investment by World Rugby and good coaches have led to improvements by Japan, Russia and UruguayThe alternative Rugby World Cup final will be staged on Sunday in Kamaishi where Namibia and Canada, the two lowest-ranked teams in Japan, face each other before a sellout crowd whose fervour promises to make it one of the standout days of the tournament.“We have never won a match in the World Cup and we are desperate to put that right,” says Phil Davies, the former Wales No 8 who has been Namibia’s coach for five years but is standing down after the tournament. “We knew when we ca…