On pristine pitches in northeastern Japan, the Argentine men’s rugby team practiced their scrums, line-outs and set plays in the sunshine in preparation for their opening game against France this week in the Rugby World Cup.
About a year ago, the ground beneath their feet was covered with parking lots for the hundreds of workers who had to contain and then clean up the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
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