Japan 2019: 857 million people watched the Rugby World Cup, 26% more than in 2015

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"Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan was the most watched rugby event ever with more than 857 million people around the world watching the action via World Rugby’s network of rights-holding broadcast partners, an increase of 26 per cent from the previous tournament in England.With World Rugby producing the pictures for the first time, Asia’s first...

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