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Japan welcomes the Rugby World Cup to Asia via SABCNewsOnline

The 2019 Rugby World Cup runs from Friday 20 September to Saturday 2 November.

Using the theme of a Japanese festival – the iconic Mount Fuji – took centre stage as the ceremony told the story of the mythical dawn of time, rugby’s origins and its arrival in Japan, and the development of the tournament into today’s global showpiece. It was the underdogs, Russia who crossed the whitewash first, capitalising on a nervous error by the Japanese.

 

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Shame millions of people won't watch the world 🤭

Which SABC channel should I tune for the game 1,2,3 SABC encore or 40?

... and you aren't covering any of Springboks matches live on TV!!!

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