Japan await World Rugby move before confirming eight nations go-ahead

Autumn international campaign announcement imminentEight-team, two-pool tournament would start in NovemberJapan will wait until World Rugby confirms on Wednesday the revised autumn international campaign in Europe before announcing whether it will take part in an eight-country tournament involving the Six Nations and Fiji.World Rugby’s executive committee last week recommended doubling the number of Tests in the autumn from three to six to allow the Six Nations tournament to be concluded before the autumn internationals are staged on four successive weekends from 14 November. Related: Eight na…