2019 Rugby World Cup organisers told to hasten preparations


(Reuters) - Organisers of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan have not made sufficient progress in key areas and must pick up the pace of preparations, Tournament Director Alan Gilpin has said.

With Asia's first Rugby World Cup just two years away, Gilpin expressed his concerns after a third round of tournament review meetings this year in Tokyo on Sunday.

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