Rugby: Prime Minister Abe to attend 2019 RWC draw

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will attend the pool draw in Kyoto for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Wednesday, government sources said Tuesday.Abe played a popular role in the closing ceremony of last year's Rio Olympics as part of the handover to the 2020 Tokyo Games, dressing up as the lead character from the best-selling video game Mario Bros.Abe took part in the ceremony at the urging of Yoshiro Mori, President of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and vice president of the 2019 World Cup organizing committee.The draw will be held at the Kyoto State Guest House, used to host digni…READ FULL ARTICLE