Rugby World Cup Former Japanese national team Mr. Hirose "opened a new door" October 21 10:58
In the Rugby World Cup Japan tournament, Japan lost to the strongest South Africa in the quarterfinals and finished the tournament. Toshiro Hirose, the former Japan representative captain, recalled, “I left my grades and opened a new door” about Japan ’s success in the first eight in the history.
Japan, who advanced to the final tournament for the first time in the World Cup, played against South Africa in the quarterfinals on the 20th night and lost 3 to 26.
Mr. Hirose, the former Japan representative captain, looked back on the game against South Africa. “I was overwhelmed first by the physical part. Japan tried boldly to carry the ball, but there were many scenes where the opponent bounced back, scrum and I think that the line-out was more difficult than the previous game, and while the final tournament could not be defeated, based on a thorough analysis and who Japan should be crushed, Yu Tamura, the command tower, was aimed at. I was also careful, ”he admitted to the strength of the strong man who had thoroughly implemented Japan's measures.
On top of that, “I am proud of the players who have done so much under the pressure of hosting Japan. The last tournament was 3 wins and 1 loss but we could not go to the best 8 but this time we have won 4 consecutive wins and further "I think that the result came out because it became a" one team "and that it became a stronger team with the support of the fans" I looked back on.
And he mentioned that the number of domestic rugby fans has increased due to the success of the representatives of Japan. “I think there were a lot of“ Niwa fans ”who knew rugby somehow in the last tournament, but this time I felt the value of rugby by playing in Japan.” There was a typhoon during the period, and there was a typhoon during the period, and the team fought with courage in keeping with discipline like Japan. It was really nice if people could have courage in their future lives. "