{"id":2006,"date":"2015-09-11T05:12:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T20:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/rugby-world-cup-tokyo\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:35:31","slug":"rugby-world-cup-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/rugby-world-cup-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching the Rugby World Cup in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/japaninfoswap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7309671212_2e983e6766_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-27867\" src=\"http:\/\/japaninfoswap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7309671212_2e983e6766_z-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"7309671212_2e983e6766_z\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Whether you are a dyed in the wool &#8216;egg chaser&#8217;, or totally new to the sport, now is the time to get really interested in rugby. With origins going as far back as ancient Greece, it\u00a0gained popularity and codification in Victorian era Britain, and is enjoyed all over the globe. Right now fans of the sport are enjoying\u00a0the\u00a0Rugby World Cup 2015, which kicked off on September 18 and ends on October 31.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place in England*, the sport&#8217;s spiritual home, the World Cup is\u00a0being competed between\u00a020 teams; from the minnows of Uruguay and U.S.A. to the undisputed favourites, the All Blacks of New Zealand. One of the lower ranked teams\u00a0that has already made a big impression is Japan, shocking the rugby world with a surprise victory over the Springboks of South Africa in a game that has been described by some as the most entertaining\u00a0in the history of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>So, whether the\u00a0Rugby World Cup in has been indelibly inked on to your diary, or you just want to get a jump on those Johnny-come-latelys in 2019, you&#8217;ll probably want to know which bars in the capital are\u00a0showing it.<\/p>\n<p>*Due to being held in a nation that is currently eight hours behind JST, venues may\u00a0be showing games &#8216;as live&#8217;. Contact bars for exact\u00a0details.<\/p>\n<h2>Hobgoblin<\/h2>\n<p>If you want watch a British sport, its probably best to watch it in a British Pub, particularly when this year&#8217;s hosts are second favourite to lift the Webb Ellis Trophy. Hobgoblin has three locations serving award winning craft ales, ciders and lagers and most games will be shown live with next day replays.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Akasaka &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/search?q=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;oq=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.9243j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;es_sm=91&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;rflfq=1&amp;rlha=0&amp;tbm=lcl&amp;rlfi=hd:;si:11066538559426726072\">B1, Tamondo Building, 2-13-19 Akasaka, Minato-ku<\/a><br \/>\nRoppongi-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/search?q=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;oq=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.9243j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;es_sm=91&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;rflfq=1&amp;rlha=0&amp;tbm=lcl&amp;rlfi=hd:;si:12715011357346699986\">1F, Aoba Roppongi Bdg,\u00a03-16-33, Roppongi,Minato-k<\/a>u<br \/>\nShibuya-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/search?q=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;oq=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.9243j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;es_sm=91&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=hobgoblin+tokyo&amp;rflfq=1&amp;rlha=0&amp;tbm=lcl&amp;rlfi=hd:;si:5013914128764549269\">3\/F, Ichiban Building,\u00a01-3-11, Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Monday &#8211; Friday 5pm &#8211; Late;\u00a0Weekends &amp; Holidays Noon &#8211; Late<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hobgoblin.jp\/Home\/tabid\/90\/language\/en-GB\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.hobgoblin.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Hub<\/h2>\n<p>Pretty much wherever you turn around in Tokyo you can find a branch of one of these ubiquitous British pubs. They have plenty of screens which show sports almost any time of the day. However, baseball most definitely takes precedence, and if it is not a Japan game, don&#8217;t necessarily expect to be able to hear it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0All over the city<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Check with individual bars for details.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pub-hub.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0www.pub-hub.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Footnik<\/h2>\n<p>The sign outside of this British Pub reads &#8220;Respect all football fans&#8221; and that seems to refer not only to supporters of Association Football (soccer) but also to fans of Rugby Football. Showing up to six soccer games in one day, often simultaneously, the Ebisu location of this chain is a great place to watch sports, but do confirm that any rugby games do not clash with big soccer games.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0<a class=\"ext-link ext-icon-2\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps?q=the+footnik+ebisu&amp;es_sm=91&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIyefttuPrxwIVo62mCh2KkwtD\" rel=\"external\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\">Asahi bldg 1-11\u22122 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a03pm-1am everyday<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/footnik.net\/index.php\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.footnik.net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Legends Sports Bar<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps Tokyo&#8217;s\u00a0preeminent American sports bar, Legends has a plenty of screens, all of which are purposefully placed for viewing, no matter where you sit or stand. It&#8217;s a relatively small place, but that just adds to the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/place\/Legends+Sports+Bar\/@35.6618785,139.7362995,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x1d93ed911e82452c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aoba Roppongi Bldg 1F,\u00a03-16-33, Roppongi, Minato-ku<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday &#8211; Friday 17:00-Late;\u00a0Saturday Sunday &amp; Holidays 14:00-Late (except live sports showing)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legendsports.jp\/Home\/tabid\/139\/language\/en-US\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.legendsports.jp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Basic rugby rules<\/h2>\n<p>As you would expect for a sport that has a long and illustrious history, rugby has a myriad of rules and regulations. However, for the uninitiated, below are a few basic rules to get you started.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The game is made up of two 40 minute halves, each coming to an end when the ball goes out of play after that time. There are no &#8216;time outs&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>To score the ball must be touched to the ground\u00a0anywhere behind the goal line.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W3x8EqQoFsU\"> This is called a &#8216;try<\/a>&#8216; and is worth five points. Following a try a dead ball &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g1JTA5erYbQ\">conversion&#8217; kick<\/a> will be taken. This should\u00a0be kicked between the upright posts and is worth a further two points.<\/li>\n<li>Points can also be scored \u00a0through a penalty kick awarded by a referee, or a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PADjfnhWM58\">drop goal<\/a>&#8216; where the ball must be bounced before kicked through the uprights. These are each worth three points.<\/li>\n<li>The ball can not be passed\u00a0forwards, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CNDjdYkHRmg\">only backwards<\/a>. This is most often done in the style of an American football style &#8216;ladder roll&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>The only way the ball may be moved forward is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zF_2zhTWgeU\">kicking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If the ball is played\u00a0forward by anything other than a foot, possession is relinquished.<\/li>\n<li>Serious infringements will result in a penalty kick. This may take the form of a kick to goal (as above), a kick to the touchline to gain territory, or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nrbNyUukqmU\">tap on the foot and run<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Non-serious infringements will result in a &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jUz1ytcnn3c\">scrum<\/a>&#8216;, in which eight players of each team bind tightly in a 3-4-1 formation and, facing each other, collide. The ball is rolled between the two teams and they will try to scoop it backward with their feet to gain posession.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OcF_PryJFug\">Tackling a player<\/a>, in a similar way to American football, must not be done above shoulder\u00a0height. The tackled player, once held to the ground by one or two opposition players must relinquish the ball immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Mark Guthrie<\/p>\n<pre>Main photo: flickr.com \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeanfrancoisbeausejour\/7309671212\/\">rugby world cup 2011 NEW ZEALAND ARGENTINA<\/a>\" by <a class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to jeanfrancois beausejour's photostream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeanfrancoisbeausejour\/\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\" data-rapid_p=\"35\">jeanfrancois beausejour<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\">(CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/a>\u00a0-Modified<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are a dyed in the wool &#8216;egg chaser&#8217;, or totally new to the sport, now is the time to get really interested in rugby. With origins going as far back as ancient Greece, it\u00a0gained popularity and codification in Victorian era Britain, and is enjoyed all over the globe. Right now fans of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,150,37],"tags":[47,45],"class_list":["post-2006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-sports","category-tokyo-2","tag-tokyo-city-2","tag-tokyo-metropolis-2"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51130,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006\/revisions\/51130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}