The world of rugby began the countdown to Rugby World Cup 2019 Thursday with an all-star cast celebrating a year to go until the tournament kicks off in Tokyo when Japan plays Russia at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium.The tournament will be the first to be hosted outside one of the sport's traditional heartlands, and World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont said it will have a huge impact not just in Japan but across Asia."It will be the most impactful Rugby World Cup ever, attracting and retaining more than one million new rugby players in Asia, while changing the lives of tens of thousands of disadva…READ FULL ARTICLE
