World Rugby is tracking a typhoon that influence Irelands World Cup campaign and may hit Japan on Saturday.
Typhoon Hagibis has shaped off Japans shore in the Western Pacific Ocean, with predictions suggesting it may reach that weekend to on the island of Kyushu.
Ireland face Samoa at the Kyushu city of Fukuoka on Saturday, at which Joe Schmidts men require a success to secure their own place in the quarter-finals.
Since scoreless draws, making two things any matches cancelled at the World Cup due to weather issues are registered.
That situation if Gregor Townsends guys defeat both Russia on Wednesday would let Scotland the opportunity to leapfrog Ireland into position and hosts Japan on Sunday.
Predictions of typhoons hitting Japan and disrupting the championship have so far unfounded.
Typhoon Mitag had threatened the battle of France with the USA at Fukuoka last week, but the game was finished with no difficulty.
World Rugby will issue further updates as the situation grows and is tracking the problem.
We are currently monitoring the growth of a typhoon off the south coast of Japan in partnership with all our weather information specialists, said a World Rugby spokesman.
It is still too early to determine what, if any, impact therell be on match or training actions.
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