Japan pledges new World Cup venue list
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JAPAN promised yesterday a new list of venues for the 2019 World Cup after rugby’s governing body demanded fresh plans in the wake of the proposed national stadium being scrapped.
The pledge came in response to World Rugby issuing a strongly-worded statement saying it was giving the Japanese hosts until the end of September to come up with a “revised detailed host venue proposal” as organizers scramble to find a replacement.
The governing body has also requested a fresh tournament budget that supplies “appropriate financial security”.
Last month, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shocked World Rugby when he scrapped plans for the national stadium for the 2020 Olympics.
The venue had also been scheduled to host Rugby World Cup matches in 2019, including the showpiece final.
But Abe said the US$2 billion cost of the stadium was too high and a new design should be found. As a result, a new stadium won’t be ready by 2019.
Japan’s World Cup organizing committee said it was drafting fresh plans that would satisfy the global body.
“Both World Rugby and us are taking forward-looking approaches, and we are working hard to reach an agreement by the end of September at the latest,” Akira Shimazu, the committee’s chief executive, said.
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