This is the first match cancellation in the history of the Rugby World Cup, a competition created in 1987.
In contrast, the match Ireland-Samoa, scheduled also Saturday in Fukuoka has been maintained, as the meeting Australia-Georgia Friday in Shizuoka.
In case of cancellation, the rules provide that the match is considered as null (score 0-0). Each team is awarded two points in the standings.
Typhoon Hagibis, one of the most powerful of the last decades in the region, should touch this weekend a large part of Japan, where are scheduled several matches of the Rugby World Cup as well as the Japanese F1 Grand Prix. on the Suzuka circuit, located southwest of Tokyo.
Currently classified as a "violent" typhoon, at the very top of the cyclonic intensity scale in Japan, Hagibis was heading south-east of the country, and could melt into the Tokyo area on Saturday, Japanese meteorologists warned on Wednesday. .
According to a Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) official, the current power of Hagibis is similar to that of four of the biggest typhoons Japan has seen in recent decades, including Faxai last month, which caused significant damage to Chiba, in the suburbs of Tokyo.
The match England-France was to oppose two teams already qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The cancellation of the match leading to a draw between the two teams (0-0), England will finish at the top of Pool C, ahead of France.
The draw between New Zealand and Italy qualifies the All Blacks for the quarter-finals. The double world champions finish at the top of their group in front of South Africa.
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