Tokyo — Luke Thompson was handed the chance to play at a fourth Rugby World Cup on Thursday after being included in Japan’s squad for the tournament the Asian nation will host from September.

The 38-year-old New Zealand-born lock was one of the more experienced players named in Jamie Joseph’s 31-man party for the September 20-November 2 tournament...

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