Handing the hosting rights to the 2019 World Cup to a country not considered a traditional rugby powerhouse was always going to be fraught with problems, but as World Rugby admitted this week, Japan has presented some unique issues to overcome in the form of tattoos and the power of Mother Nature.The local attitude toward tattoos -- deemed taboo as a result of their links with the yakuza crime syndicates -- and the prevalence of natural disasters forced tournament director Alan Gilpin to make a number of comments regarding Rugby World Cup Ltd's policy on the former and their safeguards for …READ FULL ARTICLE
