England arrive in Japan for Rugby World Cup but Australia delayed by Typhoon Faxai
Australia’s death for the Rugby World Cup in Japan has been delayed by Typhoon Faxai, although England have arrived at the championship without major disturbance.
After their first flight had been cancelled because of heavy rain and strong winds in the region the Wallabies were due to arrive on Monday morning but have been delayed by 16 hours.
Several railway and subway operators suspended solutions as the typhoon made landfall a northern suburb of the Western funds, in Chiba.
Sky Sports News’ reporter at Japan says that hotels and shaking and also the insides of buildings there have been swaying in the weather conditions that are hostile, with gusts up to 123mph hitting Tokyo.
Flights were cancelled due to the typhoon, inducing commuting chaos in the increased area of town, which is a population of about 36 million.
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga confirmed one person was killed and dozens injured by the typhoon, which triggered 900,000 power failures throughout the Western capital.
England began their journey to Japan on Sunday night and came in Tokyo on Monday morning with an hour delay at Narita International Airport, having missed the worst of this storm.
“We are eager to arrive in Japan, it is a wonderful honor and privilege to represent England and now we are excited about the tournament,” said head coach Eddie Jones upon arrival in Tokyo.
“This is a exceptional World Cup. It is the very first time in a country that is tier-two so our capacity to adapt fast will be critical.
“Each of those 20 teams enter the World Cup together with the target of being at their very best. We think we’ve prepared well so we’ve placed ourselves in a fantastic position”
World Cup organisers have planned for the possibility of needing to relocate teams in their own foundations or matches to distinct places because of Typhoon Faxai.
The stadiums for the first two matches of England, against the United States at Kobe and Tonga at Sapporo, have roofs and Jones says that the team will train indoors on artificial turf if necessary.
“It’s going to impact the World Cup, there’s no doubt about it,” Jones said after Friday’s 37-0 win over Italy. “You’ve just got to ride , be adaptable and figure out how you can handle the situation.
“Once the typhoon comes, you just can not go outdoors. It is essentially a lock-down. It can vary between being very violent to mild.
“The problem is that can’t go outdoors but we’ve got ideas of what we do if a typhoon stopped us coaching outside. We’ll train on artificial turf inside.”
England have just two weeks to acclimatise to the conditions in Asia until they confront Tonga in their opening match on September 22.
They will confront the USA on September 26 prior to enjoying Argentina in Tokyo on October 5 on October 12 at Yokohama.
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