Disappointed sports-loving friends from Bahrain, all set to fly off on a Rugby World Cup adventure to Japan, decided to cancel their flights early today after their plans were dashed by Typhoon Hagibis.
British expats Paul Cockerill, Steve Holland, Martin Birch, Gareth Brown and Neil Lewis had their hearts set on watching England play France on Saturday and Scotland play Japan on Sunday - and were all set to make a 20-hour journey .