Rugby: World Cup teams to use 52 camps around Japan in group stage

Cities the length and breadth of Japan will host team camps for Rugby World Cup 2019, according to a list announced Friday by the sport's global governing body.World Rugby said the 20 teams competing in the tournament starting Sept. 20 will utilize 52 camps during the group stage, ranging from Ebetsu in the northernmost island prefecture of Hokkaido to Miyazaki on the southwestern main island Kyushu.Sites were chosen in consultation with teams after applications were received from 90 cities and prefectures around the country, it said.A number of sites were added to the original list at the …READ FULL ARTICLE