World Cup next month 20 kicks off Japanese keyman hits Fukuoka Kenki on August 15 at 20:04

The Rugby World Cup Japan tournament will begin on the 20th of next month. Aiming for the first best 8 or more, the Japanese national team won three consecutive wins in a test match from last month, and the world ranking is rising to 9th, which is the highest ever.
Wing, who is expected to play an active role as a tri-getter of the Japanese national team, is directly hit by News Watch 9 Maho Kuwako and Tadayuki Hitotsubashi announcer. I heard about the enthusiasm for the big stage that was approached one month later.

I visited Ota City, Gunma Prefecture for interview. This is the training base for Panasonic, where Fukuoka players belong.
First impression of Fukuoka player ...

(Kuwako Caster)
“Rugby players thought that their body was a dong, but it ’s rude to say petite, but how tall are you?”

(Fukuoka)
“It ’s 176. My strength is not big…”

(Kuwako Caster)
“It ’s“ fast ”, but the chest is still…”

(Kuwako Caster)
“It ’s hard! You have good muscles.”

50m time 5 seconds 8

Fukuoka graduated from the University of Tsukuba after graduating from high school. For the first time in my second year of university, I was convened by the representative from Japan.

The taste is 50m, 5 seconds 8 speed.
In addition to participating in the 2015 World Cup England tournament, he participated in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as a representative of seven players.

With his strength in speed, Fukuoka has become an indispensable Japanese national tri-getter. The test match from last month was a success with three consecutive matches. Contributed to Japan's three consecutive wins.

“Team power” is in the results

(Announcer Hitotsubashi)
“It was one month until the World Cup, and the test matches were all three games.

(Fukuoka)
“I ’ve been doing a lot of work as a team, and I ’ve built a team in a really intense training camp. I think the team ’s strength is the result, and I ’m really confident as a team. think"

Reason for “speed”

(Kuwako Caster)
“In the game, players were gathering up and Fukuoka was out when they noticed. Why can you run so fast?”

(Fukuoka)
"It's hard to answer ... Of course, there are some confident parts of the speed that we were born with, and in addition to that, we trained ourselves, speed training, and how do we run now? I'm doing it while thinking whether it will be beautiful or not. "

(Kuwako Caster)
"Are you born?"

(Fukuoka)
“That's right. I was n’t really lost in kindergarten or elementary school.”

(Announcer Hitotsubashi)
“How about going through a crowded place, not to mention the speed of your feet? Can you see the“ runway ”?”

"Runway" is visible

(Fukuoka)
“You can see it when you see it. You can see a course where you can go inside in some detail and go outside.”

(Kuwako Caster)
"Is this pattern going this way?"

(Fukuoka)
“It looks like it ’s going to come out at this angle, depending on the direction of the body of the defense and the standing position of the opponent.”

Attack from “kick”

Fukuoka is also playing an important role in the new tactics Japan has been working on.

That is a tactic using kicks. The ally kicks the ball and catches it for the next attack.

Fiji battle that became the first game of this test match 3 series.
Commander Tamura player kicks in the empty space.
There, Fukuoka player ran and took a try.

(Announcer Hitotsubashi)
“There was a try that responded to Tamura's kick during the Fiji match. Is that play a successful team tactic?”

(Fukuoka)
“I think that scene is a trial because of good communication. Because we ’ve been to each other for a long time, we can trust each other ’s speed and kick accuracy. did"

"I can't win" for Fukuoka players

At NHK, we surveyed the players who are candidates for the Japanese national team and asked them, “Who are the players I ca n’t win?”

As a result, the maximum number of players who chose Fukuoka was six.
Five of them gave their reasons for "fastness".

(Kuwako Caster)
“Is there anything special that you can trust from forward players like Horie?”

(Fukuoka)
"I'm glad. Forward players play a space giving the bucks by connecting the ball at the expense of their body or putting them forward, so they think that they will connect to this guy. I'm very thankful that I have the responsibility to make sure I try, or that it increases the weight. ''

“Bunmu Road”

(Kuwako Caster)
“Most of the reasons for raising Fukuoka were“ fast legs ”and“ speed ”, but only Tokunaga wrote“ Bunmu Ryodo ”and“ High human level ”…”

(Fukuoka)
"I will contact you later. Thank you."

Fukuoka player who is described as "Bunmu Ryodo" by friends.
What I do during my practice is studying to become a doctor.

Actually, I decided to retire from Fukuoka, World Cup, and next year's Olympics.
It is said to be on the same path as the doctor's father and grandfather.

(Announcer Hitotsubashi)
"How did you get to become a doctor?"

(Fukuoka)
“It may sound arrogant with the words my grandfather told me, but he said,“ A person with the ability is responsible for returning to society, ”“ You have the power to do it. ” That said, the word remains a big part of me. ''

“Take the path that only you can go”

(Fukuoka)
“Rugby alone is top notch and I think I ca n’t be the top of the world, but I ca n’t beat the people who are studying and studying at the University of Tokyo. `` I think that this path can only be done by me in the sense of not living or living in my own way, and I am moving forward thinking that I can only go. ''

For Fukuoka, the first World Cup Japan tournament will start about a month later.
Fukuoka player wrote “To memorable tournament” as a thought to the tournament.

(Fukuoka)
“I really want to achieve the best 8 that the team has never achieved in a special tournament in Japan. I personally think it will be the last in my life. I would like to do my best to achieve 100% win, so that I could play the best memorable game that everyone can remember. ”

The World Cup Japan tournament will start next month on the 20th. The last 31 representatives of Japan will be announced on 29th of this month.