Rugby: Ireland sweating over playing conditions at humid RWC venues

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt said Thursday the humidity in Japan has posed a challenge for his team's Rugby World Cup campaign, and that he will continue to monitor the conditions ahead of his team's final Pool clash with Samoa.Following Ireland's 35-0 win over Russia at Kobe Misaki Stadium that lifted them to top of the group, Schmidt admitted Japan's high humidity is foreign to his squad, who entered the tournament as one of the favorites."I do think the humidity is something that we are not used to playing with," he said.The closed-roof venue in Kobe has especially posed a challenge to…READ FULL ARTICLE