Rugby New Pro League Preparatory Committee To discuss in a direction to combine them on December 23 20:47
A preparatory committee for a new professional league, which is being considered by the Japan Rugby Association, has been held, and discussions on the establishment of the new league, including the current top league, will be promoted into one. Was.
Rugby's new professional league is set to be organized by the Japan Association of Japan's Vice-President, Katsuyuki Kiyomiya, and is preparing for the opening of the fall next year.
While it has been proposed to launch a professional team centered on the 12 host cities of the World Cup and to leave the current top league as a professional league, the preparatory committee has It was also said that there were some cautious opinions that the establishment of an independent corporation to run was severe or that it was too early.
Against this background, the Preparatory Committee on 23rd will discuss the establishment of the new league, including the current top league, into one league.
In the future, we will discuss the league base, entry requirements, the number of teams, etc., and plan for the next month's board meeting.
"I'm going to discuss what leagues are needed to improve my competitiveness. I want to decide the direction at the stage. "