Rugby Sunwolves Last season next season "First step to World Cup" November 26, 17:31
Japan's Sunwolves, who are competing in the world's highest league rugby rugby, will meet for the next season and talk about enthusiasm, "I want to be the first step towards the next World Cup" Did.
Sunwolves was formed with the aim of strengthening the Japanese national team and has been participating in Super Rugby since the 2016 season, but this season in the 4th year, it will be the bottom for the second consecutive year with 2 wins and 14 losses, and the contract will expire. Exclusion is decided from 2021, and the activity after that is not decided.
On the 26th, Naoya Okubo head coach who was newly appointed for the last season to open in February next year and Yuji Watase CEO of the team's management organization held a press conference, and finally about 40 members, Announced 15 primary members.
Nao Saito, the scrum half of Waseda University, who was selected as a candidate for the Japanese national team because of his quick pass judgment, was the only member from Japan.
On the other hand, it is not selected from the Japan national team that played the first eight of the World Cup in the history, and because it overlaps with the top league that will open in January next year, it is negotiating with the team, and finally several people Is the prospect that can join.
Okubo's head coach said, “I thought the World Cup was a great success, but it was already in the past, and I would like to make this Sunwolves the first step towards the next World Cup.”
Sunwolves is Super Rugby, and the next season will be the opening game against Australian Rebels in Fukuoka City on February 1 next year.