Rugby World Cup bounty decided 1 million yen per person in the best 8 August 22 22:27
The Japan Rugby Association has decided to provide at least one million yen incentives to athletes and staff if the Japanese national team has achieved the best 8 or better results set for the World Cup opening next month.
This was decided at the board meeting of the Japan Rugby Association held on the 22nd.
According to this, in the World Cup Japan tournament, which will open on the 20th of next month, the Japanese national team has set a goal of 8 or more, but the best 8 per person for the 50 players and the staff, 1 million yen, 4 best We decided to pay a bounty of 3 million yen and 5 million yen for winning.
According to the Japan Association, it was the first time that we decided to provide a bounty before the tournament, and in the last tournament, where we won three wins, including a historic victory from the strongest South Africa, 500,000 yen per person was paid. It is that.
“It ’s the World Cup at home, so I ’d like to expect the best 8 or more of my goals, and it ’s probably best to set it according to the efforts of the players and staff. It was set before the tournament with the meaning of expectation ”.
On the 22nd, the board of directors approved the promotion of Yuichiro Fujii's vice-chairperson to the chairman of the Japanese representative.