Eddie Jones used to joke about England’s state of preparedness for the World Cup. An earthquake earlier in the week as Typhoon Hagibis works itself up into another super storm which, you may have noticed, are sweeping the planet with ever greater frequency and intensity. You may have noticed but World Rugby clearly had little concern for Japan’s traditional typhoon season. It does not take much research to realise that Japan is prone to autumnal typhoons, terrible winds and torrential rains, often August through to October. World Rugby says the severity and timing is rare but, remember, the competition kicked off with Typhoon Faxai, which resulted in the death of three people and, less…

Source: The Times October 10, 2019 07:18 UTC