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IRB Rugby World Cup, pool B, Wales vs Fiji - Nantes

Atmosphere during the IRB Rugby World Cup, pool B, Wales vs Fiji at the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, France on September 29, 2007. Photo by Medhi Taamallah/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso laugh during their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9 prior to their talks. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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IRB leaders meet press ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset (R) and Chief Executive Officer Brett Gosper meet reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2014, after examining preparations for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

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Pacific Nations Cup rugby

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's Ayumu Goromaru scores on a try during the second half of an IRB Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Canada at Mizuho Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on June 19, 2013. Japan beat Canada 16-13.

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Japan prepares for Rugby World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Rugby Football Union President Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset, and IRB Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General Mike Miller shake hands in Tokyo on May 10, 2011. Japan plans to host Rugby World Cup in 2019.

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9 prior to their talks. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo)

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IRB head Lapasset meets with Prime Minister Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Lapasset (L), chairman of the International Rugby Board, and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso laugh during their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 9. Aso expressed his eagerness to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo)

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Welsh legend Williams set for final game of glittering career

File photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows Shane Williams (L), a player with the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars rugby team, and Eddie Jones, head coach of the Japan national rugby team, posing for photos during a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Williams - winner of 87 caps for Wales, four for the British and Irish Lions, IRB World Player of the Year in 2008 and the third-highest try scorer in test history - will call time on a stellar career on Feb. 14, 2015, following Dynaboars' game against Toyota Industries Shuttles at Nagoya's Mizuho Rugby Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prepares for Rugby World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Rugby Football Union President Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset, and IRB Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General Mike Miller shake hands in Tokyo on May 10, 2011. Japan plans to host Rugby World Cup in 2019. (Kyodo)