World Rugby has rebuked Scotland for trying to force Rugby World Cup organisers to guarantee its decisive pool match with host Japan is played on Sunday.

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The two matches in the area on Saturday, New Zealand-Italy and France-England, were cancelled for safety reasons. Cancelled matches are logged as draws in the standings.

The Scots reacted with a statement expecting "contingency plans" from organizers to ensure their pool game goes ahead, despite there being no allowance for contingency plans for any pool games that have to be called off. The Scots then reportedly threatened legal action on Friday if their match with Japan is cancelled.

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