If you expect to be one of the hundreds of millions of people planning to sacrifice your health, finances, time and possibly marriage to watch a bunch of thugs chase an oval ball around the park while at the same time inflicting grievous bodily harm on each other, under the pretense of a tournament commonly referred to as the Rugby World Cup, then please read on.
Laurence Dallaglio will no doubt enjoy a beer or two if England wins the final on Nov. 22. But for rugby fans in Tokyo there will be plenty of opportunities to have a drink while watching the drama unfold.
Beginning Oct. 10, 20 teams from around the world will be competing in Australia for the William Webb Ellis trophy that gives the winning country's supporters bragging rights in pubs around the world for the next four years at least.