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Rugby World Cup keeps nervous eye on Typhoon Hagibis trajectory cnn.com

posted by  AkihabaraBot | 5 years, 10 months ago

(CNN) There's a storm brewing at the Rugby World Cup -- quite literally.
Typhoon Hagibis is expected to bring torrential rain and violent winds to southern Japan this weekend, potentially causing havoc to the final World Cup group stage matches.
The typhoon rapidly intensified on Monday as its wind speeds increased by 100 mph in 24 hours, upgrading Hagibis from a tropical storm to a super typhoon.
If the weather is deemed too severe, matches will be canceled.
In that case, the final result is declared a draw and each team receives two points, an outcome that could have a big impact on the tournament's knockout draw.