Japan’s hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup has created „nervousness“ about whether big crowds will turn up but national pride will carry the day for the Japanese, World Rugby’s chief executive said Monday.
Japan’s hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup has created „nervousness“ about whether big crowds will turn up but national pride will carry the day for the Japanese, World Rugby’s chief executive said Monday.
It will be the first time the tournament will be held in Asia and outside of the sport’s traditional strongholds, but Alan Gilpin said he expects audiences to fill up the stadiums.
„It’s not just the first World Cup in Asia, it’s the first World Cup outside of the traditional rugby strongholds.
