Winning trophy at the top of Mount Fuji Rugby World Cup next month 20th opening August 27th 19:33
The winning trophy of the Rugby World Cup opening in Japan on the 20th of next month was brought to the summit of Mt. Fuji and received light.
The winner of the Rugby World Cup trophy “Web Ellis Cup” arrived in Japan in June, and tours are currently taking place around 12 cities where game venues are located.
The summit of Mt. Fuji is planned as part of the World Cup Japan Tournament mark, which includes Mt. Fuji and visitors. The officials of the Organizing Committee and rugby members of university students received a reception at the original shrine on the 26th. After that, we started from the 5th station at an altitude of 2400 meters toward the summit.
The sterling silver trophy weighs 4.5 kilograms and must be touched with the bare hands only by the winning team, so they were gloved and carefully packed in a rucksack.
He arrived at the summit before 5:00 am on the 27th and prayed for the success of the tournament by raising the trophy according to the light.
The trophies will be exhibited in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, where a test match between Japan and South Africa will be held on the 6th of next month.