Blind Rugby The first international game in the country Tried with a sounding ball October 15 0:15
While the World Cup was excited by Japan's rugby national team, an international “blind rugby” game was held in Saitama Prefecture by people with visual impairments, and Japan and England faced each other.
Blind rugby is a competition for visually impaired people who compete with seven teams using a ground that is half the size of a 15-person team.
Touching with both hands instead of tackle can stop the opponent from moving forward, and there are unique rules such as changing the offense and defense when touching 6 times.
On the 14th, at the Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama Prefecture, one of the World Cup game venues, the first international rugby match was held in Japan, and Japan and England faced each other.
The players of both teams decided to try by connecting the balls by talking loudly and clapping their hands, and after the game, they praised each other.
On the 14th, three games were played, and England won three consecutive games.
Japan captain Kamiya Kamiya said, “We are visually impaired, but we can still run at full force while throwing and catching the ball. It was.
In addition, Toshiyuki Hashimoto, chairman of the Japan Blind Rugby Association, said, “In the future, we started to spread the competition to open the World Cup of Blind Rugby. We created a team that could increase the competition population, strengthen the national team, and win England. I wanted to do it. "