Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson has asked World Rugby to postpone the pivotal Pool A encounter against host nation
Japan by 24 hours rather than risk cancelling it because of the approaching typhoon Hagibis.
Scotland need to beat Japan to qualify for the quarter-finals: if the match is cancelled they will be eliminated. A decision on whether or not to play the match will be made on Sunday.
World Rugby has already cancelled two matches scheduled for Yokohama on Saturday, and Dodson has suggested they would show more flexibility if it was the All Blacks needing a win to progress. Gregor Townsend's team are third in Pool A and need a bonus-point win to go through, unless
Ireland lose to Samoa on Saturday.
“In the court of public opinion we have already won,” Dodson said. “We’re not being strident, we’re not being difficult, we want to compromise. We’re asking for a 24-hour delay so the game can be played in perfect safety.
“This is important to us as a nation, and I think the rugby-following public around the globe believe the same way ... We’ve had two different opinions, one from a QC, that challenges that rigidity over scheduling,” Dodson added.