FILE PHOTO: A server serves Sapporo draft beer at Sapporo Bier Garten in Sapporo, northern Japan, February 19, 2007.REUTERS/Toru Hanai
SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - There is excitement in the air, mixed with a sense of trepidation, in Sapporo as the northern Japanese city prepares itself for an influx of rugby fans during the opening weekend of the World Cup.
Australia face Fiji and England take on Tonga in back-to-back matches on Sept. 21 and 22, with over 80,000 fans expected in the city over the weekend.
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