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Rugby World Cup 2019 preview: Japan’s moment in the sun offers new hope but same old questions remain www.independent.co.uk

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As the Rugby World Cup prepares to kick-off in Japan for the very first time, it is worth casting the mind back to June.
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(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Getty Images 30/36 2011: New Zealand win the World Cup The All Blacks had a few parades around New Zealand after winning the Rugby World Cup in 2011.
Which brings us to Japan, and the first Rugby World Cup to take place in Asia.
None of this feels particularly groundbreaking, but rather the traditions of what the Rugby World Cup represents.