Japan’s match against South Africa to have record number of TV audience for the sport in Japan this year

Japan’s journey to the Rugby World Cup 2019 quarter-finals has captured the imagination of a nation and tonight's match against South Africa is set to smash all previous rugby television records and set another live audience record for sport in Japan this year.

Japan’s sensational victory over Scotland, which secured the Brave Blossoms’ first-ever quarter-final, attracted a 54.8 million audience. This is a record for any rugby match and also greater than the audience achieved for the FIFA World Cup final in Japan on NHK in 2002.

The Brave Blossoms have been capturing hearts and minds across Japan and around the world and the broadcast figures show a picture of attraction, with audiences progressively building across the pool phase.

Looking at the quarter-finals tonight, Wales will take on France at 7.15 while Japan will face South Africa at 10.15.

[Source: Rugby World Cup.com]

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