Rugby World Cup: Scotland consider legal action over Japan match threat

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Scottish Rugby considers its a valid case from the games governing body as Japan goes 28, it attempts to make sure their World Cup match.
World Rugby will make a decision on Sunday about whether the game in Yokohama can go ahead as the host country prepares for Typhoon Hagibis.
It has cancelled two Saturday matches and announced them an attraction, but Scotlands exit could be meant by a duplicate.
But SRU chief executive Mark Dodson stateslegal ruling unravels its instance.
Gregor Townsends side lie next behind Ireland and Japan and must conquer the hosts – and also require more points – to progress to the point unless the Irish lose to Samoa.
World Rugby rules state thatwhere a swimming pool game cannot be commenced on the day where it is scheduled, it will be delayed to the next day and will be deemed as cancelled. In cases like this, the outcome will be allocated two things each without a dent enrolled.
For World Rugby to only say that the game needs to be cancelled goes against the whole sporting ethics of this tournament, Dodson told the Today programme on BBC Radio 4.
World Rugby have pointed us back to the engagement agreement and that it is clearly mentioned there. Weve had a valid opinion after which we have taken a top sports QC opinion in London that challenges flaking and that the World Rugby case.
World Rugby expects that the match will proceed and the worst of the typhoon willve passed by Sunday, however its refusal to look at moving the sport to some other venue or time angers Dodson.
We have been preparing for this tournament now for the last four years, our guys are over 100 days at camp, weve played three games already and also the fourth game in this particular situation is pivotal, he added.
My opinion is that were not likely to allow Scotland function as collateral damage for a decision that was taken in haste.
Dodson argued that rugby supporters around the planetare absolutely astounded at this rigidity from World Rugby and thinks the game ought to be played Monday if it cannot go ahead on Sunday.
The frequent sense approach for this would be to play the sport 24 hours afterwards on perfect security where we could make sure the pool phases are finished, and the sporting integrity of the tournament stays intact, he added.
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