• SRU ready to challenge decision if
Japan game called off• World Rugby calls SRU reaction ‘disappointing’Scotland will consider legal action against the
World Cup organisers if their match against Japan in Yokohama on Sunday is called off and not rescheduled for Monday.
But that sparked an angry response from tournament organisers, accusing the Scots, who need to beat Japan by more than seven points to reach the quarter-finals, of insensitivity given the potential damage to life and property that may be inflicted by what is forecast to be the severest typhoon to hit Japan for 61 years.