All posts belonging to the Rugby World Cup tag can be found in the list below.
World Rugby has taken the unprecedented step of cancelling two World Cup matches this weekend due to the anticipated impact of Typhoon Hagibis in Japan. New Zealand vs Italy and England vs France, ...
Tags: Japan 2019, Rugby World Cup, RWC, Typhoon, Typhoon HagibisOrganisers of the ongoing Rugby World Cup in Japan have said they will investigate yesterday’s (Sunday’s) floodlight failure during the Australia vs Wales match at Tokyo Stadium. Two third of t...
Tags: Floodlight Failure, Japan 2019, Rugby World Cup, Tokyo, Tokyo StadiumOrganisers of the ongoing Rugby World Cup in Japan have taken the unusual step of allowing fans to take their own food into stadia following a shortage of products in venues over the opening few days ...
Tags: Japan, Japan 2019, Rugby Union, Rugby World Cup, Sapporo DomeRugby World Cup organisers have moved to play down concerns over the state of the pitch at Yokohama’s Nissan Stadium, the venue for the final of this year’s competition. Japan will host the Rug...
Tags: International Stadium Yokohama, Japan, Nissan Stadium, Rugby World Cup, YokohamaThe construction of two temporary stands at Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, the only new venue developed for Japan’s staging of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, has been completed. The venue officia...
Tags: Japan 2019, Kamaishi, Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Rugby World CupWork on venues that will be used during Japan’s staging of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Olympic Games is being stalled due to a shortage in the number of bolts. The Financial Times newsp...
Tags: Japan, Japan Stadium, Rugby World Cup, Stadium Construction, Tokyo 2020New Zealand has been awarded hosting rights to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup, with four stadia across the country set to stage matches. The tournament will take place on New Zealand’s North ...
Tags: New Zealand, Rugby World Cup, RWC, World Rugby, WRWCHanazono Rugby Stadium in the city of Higashiosaka reopened on Friday after the 20-month long upgrading works for the traditional home of Japanese rugby were completed. Hanazono was the last of the th...
Tags: Hanazono, Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashiosaka, Rugby World Cup, Stadium OperationsKumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama, one of next year’s Rugby World Cup venues, reopened on Saturday after redevelopment works were completed in time for the special Top League match between the Panas...
Tags: Japan 2019, Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Rugby World Cup, RWC, SaitamaThe Stade de France will retain its position as the centrepiece of the country’s staging of the Rugby World Cup when the tournament returns to the country in 2023, according to Claude Atcher, direct...
Tags: 2023 Rugby World Cup, Event Host, Rugby Union, Rugby World Cup, Stade de France, Stadium Redevelopment
