Rugby World Cup: Typhoon should not dictate results, says Francois Pienaar
Former Springboks captain Francois Pienaar states itsunfair to permit adverse weather to dictate results in the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
World Rugby as a result of threat posed by Super Typhoon Hagibis could, cancels englands match against France, as well as the significant game of Scotland against Japan. If theyre cancelled at late notice theyd be declared a draw although theres the option to transfer the matches.
England wouldnt affect as they are through to the quarter-finals, but if the fixture against the tournament hosts of Scotland doesnt go ahead it will likely end their World Cup campaign.
They did not make it during their semi-final against France because of the weather although the World Cup was won by south Africa in 1995. Kick-off for the game has been pushed back if Kings Park was hit by torrential rain as well, although the game finally went forward, had drama been potential France would have progressed to the last because of their superior disciplinary recording after the Boks had 2 people sent off in a pool match against Canada.
On World Rugby, Pienaar has predicted for that reason to become flexible in the way that it approaches the games thatll be impacted by Japans weather.
We were fortunate because if this game did not take place in 1995 we had been out of the World Cup due to subject, Pienaar said in the Street Soccer Scotland Annual Dinner in Glasgow.
It only seems unfair, it appears that you need to have that match played so which you could find a outcome.
If weather plays with a terrible part on the weekend, then 1 team is going to be ecstatic, yet another team will be desolate.
Everyone has worked hard. In case you work that hard and also prepare yourself, let weather affect the results of the game? It shouldnt.
I could see the problem because its fourteen days, whats planned and ordered, but there needs to be flexibility. When theres bad weather conditions one needs to readjust.
World Rugby is now called a press conference at 12pm local time (4am BST) on Thursday to show its plans for the games involving Scotland and England.
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