Rugby In Japan
week 3
Japan Rugby Football Union was featured 12 teams first. The first season is 2003-04. The 4th season is 2006-07. This season began with 14 teams. And the 11th season is 2013-14 began with 16 teams. The number of the teams increasing gradually. The chief architect of Top League think that Top League will activate by raising a scale of the league. Of course, the chief architect try to expand not only Top League but also lower part leagueｓ. Lower part leagues are called Top Challenge League. These league are located in each area. There are three leagues, Top East, Top West and Top Kyusyu. Champion teams of these leagues may play as Top League's teams next year. Japan Rugby Football Union aim at making a storong team Japan with raising a scale of the league.
However, I think that level of Top League may be kept by foreign player. A competition agreement says that the foreign player can participate in a game at the same time to up to three people. In other words, 20 percent players of one team do not need to be Japanese. (The rugby need 15 people for one team.) In detail, foreign players except Asia can take part in a game at the same time to up to two people. And there is the participation right of the game as Asian only. There are more three foreign players who belonging to a Japanese team. So dozens of foreign players concern pro rugby league in Japan.
Of course, I don't think that the current condition of Top League is bad. Japanese rugby players need stimulation of playing with foreign player. The foreign player has high level skills. And pro rugby teams in Oceania and Europe have many foreign players. This is the same for soccer everybody know. However, I really want to say that Japanese teams may depend on foreign players too much. It may become the environment where Japanese players cannot improve them technique. I want team managers consider these.
By the way, do you know Japanese rugby players who play abroad. For example, Shiro Tanaka and Syota Horie. Shiro Tanaka plays in New Zealand. His height is 166 centimeters, 75 kilograms in weight. His figure is small for first-class rugby player. But his good point is space sense as the scrum half. This sense is very important for source of supply of the ball. Syota Horie plays in Australia. His height is 180 centimeters, 104 kilograms in weight. His figure cannot be said big for first-class rugby player. But his good point is breakthrough power with running agile. I have hope for them future as rugby players.
(Wikipedia, Sportsnavi official site)
However, I think that level of Top League may be kept by foreign player. A competition agreement says that the foreign player can participate in a game at the same time to up to three people. In other words, 20 percent players of one team do not need to be Japanese. (The rugby need 15 people for one team.) In detail, foreign players except Asia can take part in a game at the same time to up to two people. And there is the participation right of the game as Asian only. There are more three foreign players who belonging to a Japanese team. So dozens of foreign players concern pro rugby league in Japan.
Of course, I don't think that the current condition of Top League is bad. Japanese rugby players need stimulation of playing with foreign player. The foreign player has high level skills. And pro rugby teams in Oceania and Europe have many foreign players. This is the same for soccer everybody know. However, I really want to say that Japanese teams may depend on foreign players too much. It may become the environment where Japanese players cannot improve them technique. I want team managers consider these.
By the way, do you know Japanese rugby players who play abroad. For example, Shiro Tanaka and Syota Horie. Shiro Tanaka plays in New Zealand. His height is 166 centimeters, 75 kilograms in weight. His figure is small for first-class rugby player. But his good point is space sense as the scrum half. This sense is very important for source of supply of the ball. Syota Horie plays in Australia. His height is 180 centimeters, 104 kilograms in weight. His figure cannot be said big for first-class rugby player. But his good point is breakthrough power with running agile. I have hope for them future as rugby players.
(Wikipedia, Sportsnavi official site)
