RWC 2019

The threat of legal action against the organisers is absolutely and utterly ridiculous. The call for Japan to do the honourable thing by stepping aside and allowing Scotland to progress is just totally wrong. Neither suggestions are in the traditional rugby spirit I've ever witnessed. Very poor show in my opinion, let's hope the game goes ahead.

Tokyo, JAPAN 

140 KPH winds, rivers flooding, 2 dead, over a million told to evacuate their homes  BBC NEWS 10:30 pm Saturday.

And people are threatening legal action over a GAME OF RUGBY 

truly the mind boggles

Sadly, 9 people reported dead, 15 missing and dozens injured with many thousands without power and flooded homes. Thoughts are with the victims and those affected.

My own allegiance to our home nations in this World Cup competition has been somewhat dimmed by Scotland's behaviour in threatening legal action, should their fixture against Japan not go ahead.

Well, it is going ahead and personally, I will not be disappointed if the home nation is victorious.

Edit:

Sadly it's now 18 and likely to rise

Wow, that cherry and white typhoon has hit the Scots! What a great game so far!

Fantastic game,the discipline and ferocious play has once again given Japan a well deserved win a place in the quarter finals, hats off to them.

Fabulous, I'm so pleased for The Brave Blossoms and the Japanese people today. World Rugby (IRB that was) really need to sit up and do something about these so called 2nd Tier teams like Japan and possibly Georgia right now! Any ideas?  

Well played Japan excellent result .Bet the Scots now wish their game had been cancelled , at least then they would have exited the World Cup with a modicum of dignity.🇯🇵.

Surely the Rugby Powers need to bring forward a Second Division of international sides with, if not some form of promotion / relegation, then at least an organised intermingling below the World Cup level. This could give the second tier sides real targets for improvement.

P.S. / EDIT  :--  Could the same be done for the referees --  not knocking but a general raising / synchronising of standards would do no harm  -would it

The furore about the threat of legal action surely stemmed from the Scottish team management and not the players who took part in a good well fought game in my opinion.