Rugby World Cup Japan national team Thompson participates in league match November 17th 19:57
Thompson Luke, who was active as the representative of Japan at the Rugby World Cup Japan, and expressed his retirement as of this season, participated in the league match on his team Kintetsu on the 17th and received support from many fans .
38-year-old Thompson participated in 4 out of 5 matches in the World Cup Japan Tournament, which was the fourth consecutive tournament, and contributed to Japan's first 8 best in history.
Thompson has announced that he will retire from the final league game until January next year, when his team Kintetsu is participating, and will join the practice of Kintetsu shortly after the World Cup. I started the first match against Shimizu Construction in the city.
More than 5,000 spectators, who were almost filled with stands, visited the venue, including those who became rugby fans after the World Cup and those who came to see Thompson.
Thompson, who became the first match after the World Cup, contributed by devoted defenses such as his own tackle. There was a big applause when I changed.
In the match, Kintetsu took 10 trials and won 64-29. Thompson said, “I was surprised to see so many people and the atmosphere was amazing. This was something I couldn't have thought of more than 10 years ago when I entered Kintetsu. I want many people to come to see me. "
Kintetsu's next game will be played at the Hanazono Rugby Field in the basement on the 24th of this month, and will be the last match at Hanazono for Thompson.