Rugby: World Cup organizers approve 53 bil. yen budget for 2019 tournament

The organizing committee of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan revealed Monday a 53.3 billion yen (around $478 million) budget to host the tournament, with next week marking a year until it kicks off.The budget includes about 13.5 billion yen for maintenance of venues and around 12.1 billion yen to manage the tournament, including accommodation and travel expenses for the teams.The organizers estimate that ticket sales will total around 26 billion yen, or about half of the revenue. The committee originally anticipated ticket sales of around 23 billion yen in a provisional budget last year bu…READ FULL ARTICLE