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The first dusting of snow covered the plum pudding summit of Mount Fuji this week, some 22 days later than it normally arrives. It is almost as if the Japanese climate is reflecting the changing pattern of a tournament where keeping cool heads is increasingly vital. For anyone wishing to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the time to start peaking is now.
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