Sun Wolves Excluded from Super Rugby Dissolution Event August 8 21:29

The dissolution of Sun Wolves, which was excluded from Super Rugby, the world's highest league of rugby this season, was held in Tokyo.

Super Rugby is a professional league consisting of club teams in the Southern Hemisphere, and Sun Wolves, which was formed to strengthen the Japanese national team, has been participating since the 2016 season, but as the league reduced the number of teams, It has been decided to be excluded only this season.

On the 8th, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, general fans were restricted from entering the venue and a dissolution event was held at the Chichibunomiya rugby field in Tokyo.The team's leading captains, Reach Michael and Shota Horie, who have pulled the team, Successive members participated.

At the talk show, the first captain, Horie, said, "I have the most memorable first victory in the 8th race after losing 7 consecutive games in the first season. The existence of Sunwolves was the first time in last year's World Cup. It led to the result of the best eight."

In addition, Keita Inagaki said, "I'm full of gratitude. It's a team that gives me strength in the Japanese rugby world, so I hope to come back in some way."

Mr. Horie, who responded to the interview after the event, said, “I was able to compete with physically strong foreign players and I was positively influenced. Even if the team disappeared, I would like young people to go abroad and challenge.”