Canada against Namibia is World Cup final for rugby’s tier-two nations

Serious financial investment by World Rugby and good coaches have led to improvements by Japan, Russia and Uruguay

The alternative Rugby World Cup final will be staged on Sunday in Kamaishi where Namibia and Canada, the two lowest-ranked teams in Japan, face each other before a sellout crowd whose fervour promises to make it one of the standout days of the tournament.

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