Rugby World Cup organisers were forced to call off matches for the first time in...
TOKYO - Rugby World Cup organisers were forced to call off matches for the first time in the tournament’s 32-year history on Thursday - eliminating Italy as a result - saying the risk from Typhoon Hagibis made hosting them an impossibility on safety grounds.
The sport’s governing body World Rugby and tournament officials said at a news conference on Thursday the decision had been taken due to the disruption expected from the typhoon, predicted to be one of the most violent to hit the region in recent years. Super typhoon Hagibis, which was swirling some 490 km south-southwest of Japan’s Chichijima island as of 9:00 a.m. , is heading north toward Japan’s main island and could make landfall on Saturday.
“We always knew there would be risks but it’s rare for there to be a typhoon of this size at this stage of the year,” he said, adding that he did not feel the integrity of the tournament had been compromised. “We have no regrets.” “Of course everyone is disappointed. We wanted to play against France but the situation is the situation and we can’t control it,” said Jones, who had been warning about the typhoon risk almost since he took over as England coach almost four years ago.
Japan, who four years ago became the first team to fail to reach the knockout round after winning three pool games, would advance top of Pool A with Ireland likely to join them.
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