Rugby in Japan
Week 6
Week 6
Many people think that Japan national team cannot beat other country's team. The Japanese rugby level is low down in the world. Now,
Japanese team is the strongest in Asia. However, most people do not
evaluate the result. Japanese baseball team had won World Baseball
Classic twice. The soccer team advanced to the final round. In other
sports, for example tennis, volleyball, judo, and so on, many athlete
play an active part in world stage. Most people is not only hoping for
rugby team's success but also demand. JRFU think that it have to make
the strong team.
Japan national team participated in all the past World Cup. The World Cup was held seven times in the past. Japan had played 24 matches, but the results were not good. Their record was 1 win, 21 defeats and two draws. Japan only won once in 1991. Since then, Japan could not win for twenty years. This made people think that Japan national team is weak. JRFU want to improve this situation. In next World Cup, Japan must beat other teams in order to make people recognize that Japan national team are strong. Incidentally, Japan is the number 15 in the world rankings. Of course, New Zealand is ranked number 1 in the world. Lower than number 2 are Australlia, France, South Africa, England and Ireland.
There are national team according to the generation, sevens national team and women national team. Japan's youth team, mens sevens team and women team participated the Asian Games this year. Japan teams of all category won the Asian Games. This is an excellent thing, at the same time, this may be a natural thing. In order to make people say that Japan team is strong, Japan team must beat other country expect Asia.
By the way, do you know that a foreigner belongs to the Japan national team? Indeed, rugby players can belongs to the team of the country which is not a mother country. In an international rule of rugby, the participation of the foreign players as national member is accepted. In other words, players different in the nationality can wear the same uniform. Of course, there are requirements that they should meet some. One, their birthplace is Japan. Two, birthplace of their parents or grandparents is Japan. Third, they live in Japan for more than three years. They should clear a condition of either, not all. Rugby players can become the member of a national team regardless of nationality. I think that this may be fascination of the rugby.
(Sports navi)
(JRFU official website, Yahoo! Japan news)
Japan national team participated in all the past World Cup. The World Cup was held seven times in the past. Japan had played 24 matches, but the results were not good. Their record was 1 win, 21 defeats and two draws. Japan only won once in 1991. Since then, Japan could not win for twenty years. This made people think that Japan national team is weak. JRFU want to improve this situation. In next World Cup, Japan must beat other teams in order to make people recognize that Japan national team are strong. Incidentally, Japan is the number 15 in the world rankings. Of course, New Zealand is ranked number 1 in the world. Lower than number 2 are Australlia, France, South Africa, England and Ireland.
There are national team according to the generation, sevens national team and women national team. Japan's youth team, mens sevens team and women team participated the Asian Games this year. Japan teams of all category won the Asian Games. This is an excellent thing, at the same time, this may be a natural thing. In order to make people say that Japan team is strong, Japan team must beat other country expect Asia.
By the way, do you know that a foreigner belongs to the Japan national team? Indeed, rugby players can belongs to the team of the country which is not a mother country. In an international rule of rugby, the participation of the foreign players as national member is accepted. In other words, players different in the nationality can wear the same uniform. Of course, there are requirements that they should meet some. One, their birthplace is Japan. Two, birthplace of their parents or grandparents is Japan. Third, they live in Japan for more than three years. They should clear a condition of either, not all. Rugby players can become the member of a national team regardless of nationality. I think that this may be fascination of the rugby.
(Sports navi)(JRFU official website, Yahoo! Japan news)
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