One way or another, Scotland want to play this game. On Thursday their coach, Gregor Townsend, put heavy pressure on World Rugby to make sure his team’s pool match against Japan goes ahead, even if it is played a day late or has to be moved to another venue.
World Rugby has already announced the cancellation of two of Saturday’s matches because of Typhoon Hagibis and on Sunday morning it will decide whether to call off Scotland v Japan. The game is scheduled to be played in Yokohama at 7.45pm that night. On Thursday Townsend was insisting he had “a lot of confidence” it will go ahead.
Written by Andy Bull in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/10/scotland-gregor-townsend-rugby-world-cup-super-typhoon-hagibis under the title “Gregor Townsend’s faith in Scotland decider going ahead seems misplaced | Andy Bull”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
