World Rugby has cancelled the All Blacks game against Italy in Toyota City on Saturday due to Super Typhoon Hagibis, which is set to batter Yokohama and nearby Tokyo with 270kmh winds. PHOTOSPORT TJ Perenara may not lead the haka against Italy as there is spectulation the game will be cancelled due to the super typhoon. As a result, World Rugby and the organising committee opted to cancel matches in the affected areas on safety grounds. "It is an exceptional, complex and rapidly evolving situation and team and public safety is the No 1 priority," World Rugby said. Saturday: Ireland and Samoa in Fukuoka, played as scheduled; New Zealand and Italy cancelled; England and France cancelled.

Source: Stuff October 10, 2019 00:29 UTC