Rugby: Japan advances to the quaterfinal amid devastating typhoon

Canada's rugby squad clean up mud on a road in Kamaishi, northeastern Japan following the cancellation of their World Cup Pool B match against Namibia.

Canada's rugby squad clean up mud on a road in Kamaishi, northeastern Japan following the cancellation of their World Cup match against Namibia. Source: Kydpl Kyodo

Japan reached the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time as an Asian nation amid one of Japan's worst typhoons caused extensive damage across the country. Broadcast on the 15th of October, 2019.



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