Japan v England

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 Camquin wrote:

It is a South Africa fixture, not a WRU fixture.
I do not know why it is not in South Africa, but there are more Saffers in London than Cardiff.

The WRU had concerts by Pink and Ms Swift with Foo Fighters and Billy Joel to come.
They then have two motorsport events, Speedway and Monster Jam.
The stadium will only return to the rugby layout in time for the Autumn Internationals.
So presumably the WRU were not in a position to bid.

Also, the RFU did not get Ms Swift, they lost out to Wembley, so they need something to fill the Stadium.
It is a double header with the Barbarians v Fiji Match, so I am not sure who makes what from the tickets.

Was at Twickenham on Saturday and it certainly felt like a SA home game. A sea of dark green dotted with the occasional bit of red. About 60,000 in attendance so was likely worth hosting it.

Thinned out a lot for the Fiji vs Baa Baa's after though, maybe about 1/2 as many stayed on to watch it.