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Rugby World Cup final set for Yokohama under revised Japan 2019 masterplan

World Rugby, the international governing body of rugby union, has approved a revised roadmap submitted by Japan for the staging of the 2019 Rugby World Cup which will see Yokohama replace Tokyo as the venue for the tournament’s final.

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