Qualifying continues for 2007
Malta beat Croatia 26-15 in European qualification, they also have in their group Belgium and Germany, a tough group for progression to the big tournament.
The Japanese started their qualifying campaign for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, winning 82-9 over Arabian Gulf. Their next fixture is against Korea, who beat Chinese Taipei & China to get this far.
From this round of qualifying the winner and runner up will go to Asia 3, which is just one win from making it to the big stage in France.