Paarl, South Africa. it is reported that heavy disruptive rain over large parts of the Cape Peninsula and Boland has caused large-scale damage as several rivers overflowed their banks. “No part of our sport will remain untouched” says David Pocock, former professional rugby player and current Australian Senator, in World Rugby’s recently releasedScientific evidence, interviews with experts and data from ten member unions, including U.
Impacts include heatwaves affecting athlete performance and spectator health, an increased frequency of droughts that will affect turf pitches and infrastructure impacts from flooding and/or sea-level rise.the England v France game due to Typhoon Hagibis forecast for saturday during the Rugby World Cup on October 10, 2019 in Yokohama, Japan. within the datasets available.
Jamie Farndale, Scotland 7s captain and Scottish Rugby's Sustainability Ambassador commented, “This report will make difficult reading for the organisers of the upcoming USA Rugby World Cups. With the competition to take place in cities all over the country, matches will face all kinds of different environmental risks - from extreme heat and drought to increased rainfall and flooding. The ability to effectively host an event of this scale is going to be hugely affected without urgent action.
That urgent action can manifest now through the report’s recommendations to enhance rugby’s resilience to climate change. They include climate projections being integrated into relevant commercial and policy decision-making processes, a solidarity funding mechanism to support the most vulnerable rugby communities and rugby stakeholders developing and implementing plans to reduce environmental impacts.