Rugby Fukuoka to focus on seven-player system for Tokyo Olympics December 26 14:24
For the first time in the Rugby World Cup Japan Games, Japan's national team wing player, Fukioka Kenki, is expected to focus on seven-player rugby from the middle of next month for the Tokyo Olympics.
The 27-year-old Fukuoka is the first ever in Japan's best eight, including winning four matches in four games at the Rugby World Cup Japan Championship, where the wing has an outstanding speed. Contributed to
According to Panasonic, their top league, Fukuoka is expected to concentrate on seven-player rugby for the Tokyo Olympics after starting the league on the 12th of next month and the second round on the 18th. is.
In seven-player rugby, Japanese men finished fourth in the last Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
For the Tokyo Olympics aiming for medals, we will participate in international competitions such as New Zealand from next month on 15th, and in March we will strengthen our training camps in Japan. It will be interesting to see how Fukuoka players who played in Japan will join together.
Fukuoka has retired after the Tokyo Olympics and has expressed his intention to become a doctor.