Rugby World Cup Japan National Team is the key to “best 8” “August 29” 18:10

The Rugby World Cup Japan tournament starts on the 20th of next month.
The Japanese national team will aim for the first final tournament and the best 8 or better results on the grand stage that will be the 9th consecutive appearance in 9 competitions.

The previous tournament did not reach the final tournament even three wins

Japan participated in the Rugby World Cup from the first tournament in 1987.

In the second tournament in 1991, he won Zimbabwe for the first time, 52-8, but after that he was unable to win the stars.

Nevertheless, at the 8th England Tournament in 2015, the first victory of the first league was given a historic victory called “The Upset of the Century” by the strong power South Africa who had won the past two times, and then Samoa And also won the United States, and won three wins in the first league, making a big breakthrough.
However, the final tournament advancement could not be achieved due to the difference of points.

The feature of this representative member is

The 31 players selected for the national team this time are 28.4 years old, which is almost the same as the previous 28.6 years old. .

Since the appointment of Jamie Joseph Head Coach, team leaders such as Michael Reach Michael, who has been active in the previous tournament, have been building teams, and many athletes have participated in the training camp and have deepened their strength. Appeared in the numbers.

Regardless of where you live or nationality, rugby can qualify as a representative if it meets certain conditions.

This time, in addition to Japan, there are players from seven countries, including New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Tonga, Samoa, and Korea.

The way of fighting has also changed significantly since the last time.
We have refined our strategy to find opportunities for trials by creating a situation where the formation is not well-organized by effectively using kicks, from carrying out a solid game that keeps the ball together as much as possible.

In addition, in the test match from last month, growth has been seen, such as changing tactics flexibly during the match according to the opponent, and having weak points well.

The key to keeping the results better than the previous time is how much the team can have a sense of unity while the members who will compete for the World Cup are decided and the strengthening enters the final stage.

Next month 6 Rematch with strong South Africa

The representative from Japan will resume the training camp in Tokyo from 31st.

On the 6th of next month, as the last test match before the World Cup, we will face South Africa, which is ranked fifth in the world ranking in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture. This is the battle since the historic victory in the England tournament four years ago.

On the 7th of the next day, a send-off party will be held at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Ground in Tokyo.

After that, we will make final adjustments in Tokyo and prepare for a match with Russia scheduled for the 20th when the tournament begins.