TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on Day 2 of the Rugby World Cup in Japan (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
The Rugby World Cup game between Australia and Fiji has kicked off under the permanent roof at the Sapporo Dome.
The stadium in northern Japan is traditionally a baseball arena and home to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, but the field was switched around to host the second game of the tournament.
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There will only be two games at the Sapporo Dome; Australia-Fiji on Saturday and England-Tonga on Sunday.
The Australian and Fijian teams were welcomed onto the field by Japanese Taiko drums.
Two-time champion Australia is favored to win the opening match of Pool D against an exciting but unpredictable Fiji team. Australia last lost a game to Fiji in 1954.
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