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The first dusting of snow covered the plum pudding summit of Mount Fuji this week, some 22 days later than it normally arrives. It is almost as if the Japanese climate is reflecting the changing pattern of a tournament where keeping cool heads is increasingly vital. For anyone wishing to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the time to start peaking is now.
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Written by Robert Kitson in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/24/steve-hansen-eddie-jones-world-cup-semi-final under the title “Hansen and Jones try subtle resets for Rugby World Cup pressure game”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
