Wales hung on to beat Scotland and edge closer to Six Nations glory at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Scotland's most capped player and former British and Irish Lions hooker Ross Ford said he was lucky to have played the game he loves for so long as he announced his retirement from rugby.

Scotland face a do-or-die scenario in just their second Pool A match of the Rugby World Cup. You can follow all the action from the Kobe Misaki Stadium as it happens HERE. Kick-off 11.15am.

SRU chiefs would be 'furious' if Scotland's crucial World Cup clash with Japan falls foul of Typhoon Hagibis and remain confident the game will be played even if it is delayed by 24 hours.

With the news that two World Cup pool matches have been called off, and another under review, there is some confusion over who will finish where. Sportsmail takes a look at the pool permutations...

Sunday's clash, which is effectively a play-off match for a quarter-final place, may still be called off by World Rugby in the aftermath of Super-Typhoon Hagibis, which is set to hit on Saturday.

NIK SIMON IN TOYOTA: The Rugby World Cup's credibility was called into question as feelings grew that rich nations have received favourable treatment as Scotland vent their frustrations.

World Rugby says it aims to make a decision on whether Scotland's storm-threatened clash with Japan on Sunday can go ahead as early as possible.

The captain's run for Japan had an altogether more aquatic feel on Saturday morning as the players waded through a flooded tunnel out onto the pitch. 

NIK SIMON IN YOKOHAMA: World Rugby have given the green light for Japan's game with Scotland to go ahead - with supporters also being allowed to attend the crunch clash.

Scotland suffered a devastating Rugby World Cup elimination at the hands of Japan, who made history by reaching the quarter-finals for the first time.  

ROB ROBERTSON IN YOKOHAMA: Japan took a stunning 28-21 victory in Yokahama. The result means that the host nation will now face South Africa in the quarter finals.

CHRIS FOY IN JAPAN: The World Cup quarter-final line-up has now been finalised after hosts Japan booked their place in the knockout stages with a barnstorming victory over Scotland on Sunday.

Greig Laidlaw has admitted he has a decision to make over whether to prolong his Scotland career. The scrum-half's last World Cup ended in agonising defeat to Japan on Sunday.

The SRU was reprimanded following comments made by chief executive Mark Dodson during the World Cup in reference to a match against Japan potentially being cancelled.

Stuart Hogg admits that if his Exeter Chiefs side win the Premiership, people will believe they triumphed only because of Saracens' hefty points deduction for breaching the salary cap.

The 34-year-old Clermont scrum-half skippered the side in 39 out of his 76 international appearances, more times than any other player, and is Scotland's second-highest point scorer with 714.

New Scotland captain Stuart Hogg is to seek out national icon Gavin Hastings for last-minute advice on how to lead the team from full-back in the Six Nations opener against Ireland.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has backed captain Stuart Hogg to bounce back from his horror miss against Ireland and lead the team with confidence against England next week.

Thursday at Murrayfield. Greig Laidlaw looks at an empty arena. It is tempting to chronicle his career in a series of kicks, but the deserted grass surrounded by stands holds a comforting familiarity.

De Jong completed a big-money £65million move to the Spanish giants from Ajax in January and he will be officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on Friday.

After Liverpool wished him happy birthday on Twitter, the club's supporters inevitably took to social media to sing his praises after quickly becoming a fan favourite on Merseyside.

Dutch top-flight club FC Utrecht are preparing for legal action to fight the Royal Netherlands Football Association's decision to cancel the remainder of the league season.

The building, reduced in size after a failed bid to build a chapel last year, would be set north of Sheeran's home in Framlingham, Suffolk. The plans were submitted by his father-in-law.

The millionaire pop star, 28, lodged plans to open the 'prayer retreat' last month at his estate in Suffolk. But his local parish council has since stressed that the current plans are not legal.

The 26-year-old megastar, who headlined Glastonbury earlier this year, returned to Kensington Avenue Primary School in Thornton Heath, south London.

The Shape Of You, 28, hitmaker and his wife Cherry, 27, look loved-up as they join other happy, dancing couples in the video for his new song, Put It All On Me.

Wiley dropped a second track, titled Eediyat Skengman 2, where he threatens to 'rip Stormzy's mum's weave off of her head' and takes aim at the rapper's absent father.

Neighbours throughout the complex in Waterloo, in Sydney's inner city, stepped outside on their balconies after hearing a mystery man playing the keyboard and singing the song.

His humour has brought him legions of fans. And Lewis Capaldi has again taken the opportunity to jokingly retort to someone who criticised him and Ed Sheeran on Twitter.

He's a Glee alum who dated superstar Emma Watson last year. But last Thursday, Chord Overstreet seemed to have moved on when he was spotted out for dinner with a model.

In a first look for the drama Little Women, Emma Watson, 29, is seen dressed in her period garb as she stands alongside her co-stars Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen.

The screen star, 29, joins Saoirse, 25, and Florence, 23, in a group prayer in an official image from upcoming period drama Little Women, set for release in December 25 2019.

Emma Watson has channelled Gwyneth Paltrow's 'conscious uncoupling' by coining her own phrase as she announces she is not single but 'self-partnered'.  

Emma Watson has opened up about her dating life - and that she struggles to meet potential suitors because of her fame.

Plucked from a line-up in her school gym at Oxford's Dragon School, Emma quickly became a household name as Potter's best friend across eight blockbuster films.

The finale of American Horror Story 1984 has shocked viewers with his tear-jerking happy ending.

My snap, shared by their co-star Emma Watson, shatters the illusion that they are anything like their 19th Century Little Women counterparts, Jo, Beth and Amy March, writes CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS.

The actress, 29, hid free copies of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women by iconic memorials around London for a global mission with The Book Fairies on Sunday.

It has been claimed that Tom Felton has signed up to celebrity dating app Raya in his search for love, reports The Sun.

Even before Cruz kicked off his 2016 bid, Paul, 52, had his eye on April 7 as a launch date for his own national campaign. But the fellow Republican's formal announcement helped solidify Paul's plans.

MSNBC's Kasie Hunt has apologized for apparently gloating over an attack that left Republican Senator Rand Paul hospitalized. She said that it was one of her 'favorite stories' while on air.

Guest judge Gordon Ramsay has injected some arguably long-overdue drama into the current season of Masterchef Australia.

The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed that ketchup is the one condiment she can't live without.

Prince Charles left fans fuming after he seemingly failed to eat a series of Down Under delicacies on Wednesday night's episode of MasterChef.

Channel 10 would be celebrating over English tea and scones after MasterChef beat rival shows House Rules, Young Sheldon and 7:30 in Wednesday night's ratings.

 Masterchef Australia contestant Reece Hignell has opened up about struggling to balance his ambitions as an aspiring chef with a strained home life.

Sashi Cheliah won MasterChef Australia with an immense 93 out 100 points, the highest grand finale total ever for a winner in the show's history.

It's no surprise Masterchef Australia will be coming back in 2021 with thriving viewership on the Back To Win season. 

Nikki Spiers, 31, who lives in London, is known for creating social media's viral emoji quizzes. She has posted a new challenge, asking puzzlers to name 20 capital cities using emojis.