true_rover Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 The rules don't say anything about not moving games if you know three days in advance they are in danger. Our game should be getting moved out of the storm zone right now. Particularly when, by waiting until Sunday morning to make a decision, they are forcing the Scotland team and fans to travel towards the typhoon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 What a mess. What if a typhoon threatens the final? Will we just call it 'shared'? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Dunning, as always, the voice of reason. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 1. World Rugby are enforcing the rules that were in place before the competition, and have been in place for a number of World Cups. 2. It's a fucking typhoon, and it sounds like the whole country will be shutting down. It may be working out the way World Rugby might prefer, but you can't blame them for trying to ensure the safety of everyone involved, and enforcing their own rules.What a load of shite 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Bob Mahelp said: I completely agree, but the typhoon is due to hit Yokohama/Tokyo at least 24 hours before the scheduled KO time on Sunday evening. There's no other option but to cancel the England - France game, certainly...... but the question will be come Sunday morning, is it feasible for 70k people to travel to and from the stadium in Yokohama later that day ? There was a typhoon that hit Chiba prefecture last month and some areas still don't have electricity. There is a lasting effect and believe it or not, contrary to what's been say on this thread, people do actually die in typhoons. I live on the West coast of Shikoku (an island South of Honsu (the main island) and we're having everything shut down for the typhoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, sjc said: There was a typhoon that hit Chiba prefecture last month and some areas still don't have electricity. There is a lasting effect and believe it or not, contrary to what's been say on this thread, people do actually die in typhoons. I live on the West coast of Shikoku (an island South of Honsu (the main island) and we're having everything shut down for the typhoon. Can’t you just relocate for a few days? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Can’t you just relocate for a few days? 120million people migrating every time there's a typhoon/earthquake/tsunami is the only sensible option really..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, sjc said: 120million people migrating every time there's a typhoon/earthquake/tsunami is the only sensible option really..... Seville has experience of catering for that number of incomers. Sorted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 It's only rugby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, sjc said: 120million people migrating every time there's a typhoon/earthquake/tsunami is the only sensible option really..... I expect it might be a bit tough actually seeing as how it's apparently impossible to move a few hundred with three days notice.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 At last - John Greechan in Mailonline telling it like it is. If it was the "A" listers involved, then . . . . . . . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-7558299/Rugby-World-Cup-Scotland-Tier-One-nation-World-Cup-without-hurts.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 30 minutes ago, GAD said: I expect it might be a bit tough actually seeing as how it's apparently impossible to move a few hundred with three days notice.... Are you actually aware of the geography of Japan? It's a big country but it's mostly mountains and forests, with most of the population condensed into Tokyo, greater Osaka (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka), Kobe and Shizuoka.......these Cities are all in close proximity to one another. A bit like Scotland's central belt in many ways. They could move the game to Hokkaido's Sapporo-dome but the baseball team is playing there this weekend. Hiroshima and Oita like Matsuyama is getting hit by the typhoon. Where do you suggest they move it too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, sjc said: Are you actually aware of the geography of Japan? It's a big country but it's mostly mountains and forests, with most of the population condensed into Tokyo, greater Osaka (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka), Kobe and Shizuoka.......these Cities are all in close proximity to one another. A bit like Scotland's central belt in many ways. They could move the game to Hokkaido's Sapporo-dome but the baseball team is playing there this weekend. Hiroshima and Oita like Matsuyama is getting hit by the typhoon. Where do you suggest they move it too? Move the baseball, it's even worse than rugby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, sjc said: Are you actually aware of the geography of Japan? It's a big country but it's mostly mountains and forests, with most of the population condensed into Tokyo, greater Osaka (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka), Kobe and Shizuoka.......these Cities are all in close proximity to one another. A bit like Scotland's central belt in many ways. They could move the game to Hokkaido's Sapporo-dome but the baseball team is playing there this weekend. Hiroshima and Oita like Matsuyama is getting hit by the typhoon. Where do you suggest they move it too? South Korea? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, sjc said: There was a typhoon that hit Chiba prefecture last month and some areas still don't have electricity. There is a lasting effect and believe it or not, contrary to what's been say on this thread, people do actually die in typhoons. I live on the West coast of Shikoku (an island South of Honsu (the main island) and we're having everything shut down for the typhoon. Again, that would beg the question, Why the Hell are we having a World Cup in this country in the middle of typhoon season ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Just now, WATTOO said: Again, that would beg the question, Why the Hell are we having a World Cup in this country in the middle of typhoon season ?? The World rugby calendar dictates when the WC is played. If the game is to grow beyond the traditional tier 1 teams, Japan and Argentina need to be given the tournament. Perhaps they could have had fewer qualifiers (4 Nations per group) and factored in spare days but that's hardly fair on the lower ranked Nations either. Tough call. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, sjc said: Are you actually aware of the geography of Japan? It's a big country but it's mostly mountains and forests, with most of the population condensed into Tokyo, greater Osaka (Kyoto, Nara, Osaka), Kobe and Shizuoka.......these Cities are all in close proximity to one another. A bit like Scotland's central belt in many ways. They could move the game to Hokkaido's Sapporo-dome but the baseball team is playing there this weekend. Hiroshima and Oita like Matsuyama is getting hit by the typhoon. Where do you suggest they move it too? Maybe one of the places where the games are going ahead this weekend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, dirty dingus said: South Korea? Might have been possible pre-1945.... Japan and South Korea are in the middle of a trade war at present....... highly unlikely to come to Japan's rescue on this one! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, sjc said: There was a typhoon that hit Chiba prefecture last month and some areas still don't have electricity. There is a lasting effect and believe it or not, contrary to what's been say on this thread, people do actually die in typhoons. I live on the West coast of Shikoku (an island South of Honsu (the main island) and we're having everything shut down for the typhoon. West coast eh? So are you a catholic Shinto or a Protestant Shinto? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, sjc said: The World rugby calendar dictates when the WC is played. If the game is to grow beyond the traditional tier 1 teams, Japan and Argentina need to be given the tournament. Perhaps they could have had fewer qualifiers (4 Nations per group) and factored in spare days but that's hardly fair on the lower ranked Nations either. Tough call. At this rate it's unlikely the World Cup will go anywhere that isn't nice and safe again. This farce will damage the sport. Can you see many Italians thinking it's worth giving a f**k about this morning after they've been kicked out the tournament? What do you think would have happened if New Zealand had been the tram needing a win to qualify? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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