Little more than two days left for the Rugby World Cup 2003. My .icl calendar with the World Cup schedule in CET times is the 2nd most downloaded file from my site.

Italy will play on Saturday (at 6:30 am CET!) against NZ, not a soft start. Can't wait to see the big matches, and the teams we never get to see, like Fiji and Samoa.

This should give you an idea of the status of Rugby in some countries:

SUVA, Oct 7 (AFP) - Fiji's government introduced emergency electricity measures Tuesday, saying they would ensure the nation gets to see Rugby World Cup matches televised live.

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Energy Minister Savenaca Draunidalo said the cabinet had provided emergency funding to the Fiji Electricity Authority to run diesel generators for a month.