I know as much about rugby as I do hockey or lacrosse - that is, zero. But it's never too late to learn. Kumamoto will host the matches betwen France and Tonga (never underestimate a Polenesian) on 10/6, and Wales (or, as Trump would have it, "Whales") and Uruguay, who is the guy next to Paraguay (-guay means river) on 10/13, both matches to be held at KK Wing. If you want to get into the spirit and do some shopping, a welcome center is being erected in front of the new Hanabata Kotsu Center. And it has put Kumamoto on the map. - William