• World Rugby confirm identity of original venue via statement
• Final had originally been due to be held at original National StadiumYokohama Stadium,which staged the 2002 football World Cup final, will replace Japan’s original National Stadium as the venue for the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, and World Rugby said on Monday.
Japan caught World Rugby off guard in July when they announced the proposed original 80000 national stadium,the centrepiece of the 2020 Olympic Games, wouldn’t be completed in time to host matches during the first Rugby World Cup in Asia.
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Source: theguardian.com