Japan's historic victory over the Springboks in a first-round World Cup match in Brighton on Saturday has possibly saved that country's beleaguered bid to host the 2019 tournament. Karne Hesketh's injury time try to give Japan a 34-32 win over the two-time world champions, has both elevated Japan's status in the world game and underlined the importance of making the sport truly global.World Rugby awarded the staging of the 2019 World Cup to Japan, but in recent months there have been problems, most pressing of which was the government's decision to redraw its plans for the main stadium.A high-powered Japanese delegation has been in London all week trying to convince the 2019 organising committee that, despite some hiccups, they were on track to deliver a financially viable tournament.World Rugby had taken an unprecedented step to publicly criticise Japan's delivery and ask for a reworked bid guaranteeing the game's governing body its financial rewards. The National Stadium was supposed to host 12 games and was key to their bid ."They've (Japan) had everybody here, right down to the leader of the country and they keep asking for more time," an insider told Times Media."They promise they will deliver, but those promises have been made for years and there are still no guarantees."Japan's deadline for the reworked bid was Friday, a day before their heroics against the Boks, and now World Rugby will spend 10 days reviewing it.Ironically South Africa has been readying itself to host the tournament if Japan is stripped of its hosting right.The SA Rugby Union has been refining the bid it submitted alongside Japan's.But after such a famous win, World Rugby are under more pressure to ensure that Japan remains host. And South Africa is set to suffer another blow at the hands of Japan.On the field the Brave Blossoms were superb against the Springboks, but Japan coach Eddie Jones warned that the Boks would fight back. Starting with their next game against Samoa in Birmingham on Saturday."The Boks are one of the best teams in the world, and a proud nation, so they will be back," Jones said. "Maybe they were already thinking about the next game, and not focusing on us."That might be the game of the tournament, a real bash-up festival."..