A Scottish rugby fan who has travelled to Japan with his family for the World Cup has described the decision to cancel matches due to Typhoon Hagibis as “complete nonsense”.
England’s final Pool C game against France in Yokohama and New Zealand’s last Pool B match against Italy in Tokyo have both been abandoned due to the approach of the super typhoon.
“It’s ridiculous,” Peter Sellar, 47, from Peebles in Scotland, told the PA news agency. “I don’t know how many years this has been in the making and to have a contingency plan in place for nothing?
“Even if you play the games behind closed doors or put them back by a day or so. Three-, four-, five-day turnarounds are standard. We can all do it.”
Each team has been awarded two points, while Scotland’s crucial Pool A showdown with hosts Japan, which will decide who reaches the quarter-finals, is still under review.
Should that game also be cancelled, Scotland will be eliminated from the competition.
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“It’s unbelievable that they would do this,” Peter said. “All the unions have agreed to it I suppose, this two-point rule if it’s cancelled, and it’s a complete nonsense.”We feel for them.”
“We are lucky to have such great supporters.”