RUGBY SOCIAL: Players are heading to Japan

Here’s a round-up of the best posts on social media as the best players in the world head off to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

JOE COKANASIGA

MARO ITOJE

The England lock filmed Anthony Watson taking his place in the cockpit.

He later returned to his seat to enjoy a bit of sumo wrestling.

JAMIE GEORGE

JOE LAUNCHBURY

The lock said goodbye to his family as he set off for Japan.

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Always the hardest part saying goodbye, but couldn’t be more excited about the next few weeks. 🌹🇯🇵

A post shared by Joe Launchbury (@joe_launch) on Sep 8, 2019 at 6:26am PDT

STUART HOGG

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🛫 🇯🇵 . . Travel buddy @ryanwilson89. Here we go. #AsOne

A post shared by Stuart W Hogg (@stuarthogg21) on Sep 9, 2019 at 3:18am PDT

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