Matsushima to play at Rugby World Cup to transfer to French team January 28 23:04
Kotaro Matsushima, who contributed to Japan's first best eight in the Rugby World Cup Japan Championship, has decided to move to a strong French team after the top league this season.
This was announced by Suntory, the top league to which Matsushima belongs on the 28th.
This means that Matsushima will be transferring to the French professional league's mighty team "Clermont Auvergne" with a two-year contract after the top league this season has ended in May.
Clermont-Auvergne was founded in 1911 and has won two league titles and ten runner-ups.
26-year-old Matsushima has participated in the World Cup for the second consecutive year, and in last year's Japan tournament he took advantage of the speed of his wings to give the team the most five tries, contributing to Japan's first best eight in history. did.
Matsushima said, “Toward the World Cup three years from now, I want to go to a place where I want to be, and I want to go further.” I want to be able to make a positive impact on it. "
Matsushima, on the other hand, was attracting attention as to whether or not to challenge the seven-player rugby of the Tokyo Olympics, but according to Suntory, he did not participate in the seven-player system and concentrated on playing in the top league, To prepare for the transfer.