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2011 World Cup host

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Publicity stunt? No, they should try it in different places in order to grow the game. That was the idea behind the Japan bid, wasn't it?
 

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There was some light shed on why Japan didn't get it.

Apparently their whole proposal was a bit p!ss weak, they never once answered the IRB's question about how they would advertise the game, and they were lambasted for the fact the game hasn't grown in popularity over the past few years.

They were told to go away and redo their proposal, and they only presented it again at the 11th hour when most unions had already decided who they would vote for.
 

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