By SAM JACKSON
Champions: New Zealand kick off their defence against South Africa
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ENGLAND’S opening Pool C game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan will be against Tonga in Sapporo on September 22.
England will then face the United States in Kobe, followed by Argentina on October 5 in Tokyo, and then France in their final Pool C fixture seven days later in Yokohama.
The Sapporo Dome, venue for England’s first match, opened ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of just over 40,000.
England head coach Eddie Jones said: “Rugby World Cu...
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