A tropical subject: Could typhoons hit Rugby World Cup?

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According to section three of World Rugby’s tournament rules for Japan 2019: “Where a pool match cannot be commenced on the day in which it is scheduled, it shall not be postponed to the following day, and shall be considered as cancelled.”

Namibia 0 New Zealand 0 at the Rugby World Cup! An improbable scoreline but one that could happen if their pool match is cancelled due to a typhoon.

“In such situations, the result shall be declared a draw and teams will be allocated two match points each and no score registered.” It has already had some impact on team preparations, as the Wallabies were forced to delay their arrival in Japan. England were also slightly delayed but France managed to touch down in Tokyo just before the storm hit.

He said the team would train indoors on artificial turf if weather conditions prevented them from playing outside. A spokesman for the organising committee said there was only a “minor” impact on preparations and that they had been monitoring the approach of the typhoon carefully.

 

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