Rugby in Japan
Week 7
Do you know how many people play rugby in the World? IRB says that there are about 5.5 million rugby players in the World. IRB is a meaning called the International Rugby Board. Now, IRB sponsors The World Cup. According to IRB's report, the competition
population of Japan
is about
120,000 people. In 2019, The World Cup will be held in Japan. JRFU (Japan Rugby Football Union) made an aim to gain the competition population to 200,000 people by 2019. This is too difficult to achieve. However, the host country is responsible for this big event. Japan is the host nation. Japan must make the big event a success. Japan must entertain people not only in Japan but also in the world. Japan has big responsibility. Among the 120,000 people playing rugby in Japan, a woman is about 5,000 people. I hope that rugby spreads among men and women.
In Australia, the competition population broke through 300,000 people last year. The Australian Rugby Union says that over 320,000 people play rugby now. The competition population increase year by year. The population of Australia is 21 millions. Incidentally, New Zealand's competition population is about 150,000 people, France's is about 360,000 people, USA's is about 460,000 people, Republic of South Africa's is about 650,000, and England's is over 2 million people. Do you know which country is the highest of tha ratio of the number of persons playing rugby to the population of the country? The answer is maybe Fiji. Fiji has a population of about 850,000 people, and about 80,000 people play rugby. It is surprising that the one plays rugby to ten people.
By the way, Sevens was adopted as an Olympic event formally last year. Sevens is the sevens version of rugby, a team has 7 members to play. At the Olympics in 2016, Sevens will become an official event. IRB says that we will greet a historic moment in Rio de Janeiro. Because Sevens was adopted as an Olympic event formally, the rugby population increases in all the countries of the world now. IRB advocated an aim to gain competition population to 6 million people from 5,500,000 people by 2016. The keyword is "Try, Play, Stay." IRB's chairman says "The aim of the programme is to encourage players of all ages to Try, Play and Stay in Rugby, with a target of attracting one million new players and 15,000 new coaches and referees over the next four years. Get into Rugby will promote the values of the Game and ensure children are encouraged to try Rugby in a safe and progressive environment." I think that Japan should be able to take advantage of this flow.
(JRFU Offical Site, IRB Offical Site, Rugby Republic)
In Australia, the competition population broke through 300,000 people last year. The Australian Rugby Union says that over 320,000 people play rugby now. The competition population increase year by year. The population of Australia is 21 millions. Incidentally, New Zealand's competition population is about 150,000 people, France's is about 360,000 people, USA's is about 460,000 people, Republic of South Africa's is about 650,000, and England's is over 2 million people. Do you know which country is the highest of tha ratio of the number of persons playing rugby to the population of the country? The answer is maybe Fiji. Fiji has a population of about 850,000 people, and about 80,000 people play rugby. It is surprising that the one plays rugby to ten people.
By the way, Sevens was adopted as an Olympic event formally last year. Sevens is the sevens version of rugby, a team has 7 members to play. At the Olympics in 2016, Sevens will become an official event. IRB says that we will greet a historic moment in Rio de Janeiro. Because Sevens was adopted as an Olympic event formally, the rugby population increases in all the countries of the world now. IRB advocated an aim to gain competition population to 6 million people from 5,500,000 people by 2016. The keyword is "Try, Play, Stay." IRB's chairman says "The aim of the programme is to encourage players of all ages to Try, Play and Stay in Rugby, with a target of attracting one million new players and 15,000 new coaches and referees over the next four years. Get into Rugby will promote the values of the Game and ensure children are encouraged to try Rugby in a safe and progressive environment." I think that Japan should be able to take advantage of this flow.
(JRFU Offical Site, IRB Offical Site, Rugby Republic)
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