Japan v Scotland: World Cup Pool A decider on after stadium inspection
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Rugby World Cup Pool A: Japan v Scotland |
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Venue: International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Date: Sunday, 13 October Kick-off: 11:45 BST |
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 5 Live, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app. |
Scotland's World Cup game with Japan will go ahead on Sunday, World Rugby has confirmed.
Gregor Townsend's men would have been eliminated from the World Cup had the Pool A finale been cancelled.
The game was under threat from Typhoon Hagibis, with a switch of dates already ruled out.
The host nation lead Scotland by four points after three victories and a cancellation would have resulted in the match being declared a draw.
Group rivals Ireland have secured their place in the last eight with a bonus-point win over Samoa.
Scotland must now take four more points than Japan to progress to the quarter finals.
The pool runners-up will face New Zealand in the last eight next Saturday, while the pool winners will face South Africa next Sunday.
An inspection of the stadium in Yokohama by World Rugby took place at 22:00 BST on Saturday, with an announcement made nearly five hours later.
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The New Zealand v Italy and England v France games scheduled for Saturday were cancelled.
Sunday's World Cup Pool B match between Namibia and Canada in Kamaishi was also cancelled because of safety concerns.
World Rugby rules state that "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. In such situations, the result shall be allocated two points each and no score registered".

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This is a victory for rugby and the integrity of the tournament.
However, if I was Italy, I would be furious. Would they beat the All Blacks? Highly unlikely. However, you can’t win if they don’t let you buy a ticket! They deserved their chance, and it shouldn’t have been taken away from them.
I only hope this decision is because the Typhoon and safety risks are ok, & not pressure from SRFU.
Now hopefully Japan beat them.
Scotland's behaviour has been poor. First, from the arrogance that they wanted the game to go ahead because they would win. Second, from the threats to World Rugby of legal action if the game didn't go ahead.
Go Japan!
Puts it all in context really.
My sympathies to Japan and its people.
Hope it's a cracker. All the best Scotland
Or to see Japan denied the opportunity of another Tier 1 scalp.
Should be an absolute cracker.
Looking forward to Scotland joining us in the QF. ☘
But they will have to play well against a well organised, determined Japan- who also would deserve to go through.
Game On - literally 😁 🏴 🇯🇵
It's still a farce to have given England and France a by for their toughest group fixture and an extra weeks recovery.
If places were switched and, for example, England played France first and lost and Tonga then beat France with England playing Tonga last - do you think the RFU would just say - yeah fair enough, we can’t play?
No, we would fight to get the game played no matter what, as would any other nation.
Grow up.
More a platform for an embarrassing display of childish bickering and insult.
Shows how insecure people are, how unhappy, and how much misguided importance some put on what is just a game.
All the fun and enjoyment is missing.
Sad, isn't it?
Sympathy to Japan in the aftermath of Hagibis. Their rugby fans have been spectacular!
Concentrate on the devastation that has happened; 18 dead so far, millions asked to leave their homes, untold devastation to people's lives and livelihoods.
I apologise on behalf of fair minded Scots and wish the lovely Japanese people a speedy recovery from this devastation.
It should be a cracking game, may the best team