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Alan Gilpin | Rugby looks for lift-off in Asia on the back of ‘two shiny moments’ in Japan

With just two years to go until the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, the competition's chief operating officer, Alan Gilpin, tells Ben Cronin about the benefits of its proximity to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and how it could influence the future of sports hospitality in the region.

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