Rugby: Volunteers begin learning ropes ahead of World Cup

The organizers of Rugby World Cup 2019 held an orientation session Saturday in Osaka for some of the roughly 13,000 volunteers who will assist visitors at the Sept. 20 to Nov. 2 tournament.The event was one of several to be held sequentially until early March by each of the municipal governments hosting World Cup matches.On Saturday, roughly 600 of the 900 volunteers recruited for Osaka in western Japan greeted each other and received instruction about their various roles during the tournament.The Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka city will host four pool matches during the World Cup, …READ FULL ARTICLE