Her first assignment will be as an assistant referee in the Test between the USA and Canada at Chula Vista in San Diego on Wednesday, 20 November.
South Africa have finished runners-up in Pool B after they lost 23-13 to the All Blacks in their opening game in Yokohama on 21 September.
As Kenyan Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge attempts the previously unthinkable feat of breaking the two-hour barrier Saturday, AFP looks back at other marathon milestones.
The Brazilians, who are the only South African side left in the competition, have been drawn in Group C along with USM Alger, Petro de Luanda and Wydad Casablanca.
The 36-year-old midfielder has been assisting the Nelson Mandela University team in recent years but now has a specific role in the management team.
Sanelisiwe Mzimela Kuzwayo is the first female to be appointed as a cricket service manager under Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) auspices.
Osaka, who has a Japanese mother and a Haitian father, told NHK she has completed an administrative step to obtain Japanese citizenship ahead of her birthday next week.
Both games were due to be played on Saturday. Gilpin said Sunday's four games — including the Pool A showdown between hosts Japan and Scotland — were under review.
The top three seeds Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and US Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev all play in the last-16 on Thursday.
The typhoon is predicted to be one of the most violent tropical storms to hit the region in recent years and is expected to strike the Tokyo area this weekend.
