Firstly, some perspective. There are people living in the suburbs of Tokyo who still do not have electricity due to the typhoon that hit a month ago. Lives were lost and houses were destroyed. Hagibis, which has caused so much disruption to the World Cup schedule, is more than three times the size of the last one.
Let’s put rugby to one side for a second. We’re all here living in this micro-bubble of the Rugby World Cup but in three or four weeks we pack our bags and go home. There are hundreds of thousands of people who live here who could be badly affected for the foreseeable future. I feel for the players, fans, organisers and everyone in the rugby world affected but my deepest sympathies go to the people of Japan, some of whom will have to rebuild their lives long after we leave.
Written by Ugo Monye
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/oct/11/scotland-japan-rugby-world-cup-tarnished-quarter-finals under the title “It’s time to get some perspective over the typhoon when lives are at stake | Ugo Monye”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
