The Rugby World Cup Pool C clash between France and the United States will be held as scheduled despite an earlier announcement that an approaching typhoon could disrupt the schedule, organizers said Monday.
On Sunday, World Cup organizers warned both sides that Wednesday’s game in Fukuoka in the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu could be cancelled by high winds and heavy rain caused by Typhoon Mitag, the season’s 18th typhoon.
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