Japan national rugby union coach Jamie Joseph head coach said in an interview before the test match between Uruguay and France that will be held from June, "I want to thicken the player base for next year's World Cup." I did.
The Japanese national rugby team will have a domestic test match with Uruguay on June 18th and 25th and France on July 2nd and 9th as part of the strengthening of the World Cup to be held in France next year. ..
On the 31st, the Japan Rugby Union announced 34 training camp members to be held in Miyazaki City from June 3 for this test match, and coach Joseph Head responded to the press coverage.
Coach Joseph Head said, "I want to prepare well for the test match at the training camp. There are new players, so I will observe if I can play in a tough situation. Korona-ka is lagging behind in strengthening the national team. So, I want to thicken the player base for the World Cup. "
Among the members invited to the training camp, he revealed that Atsushi Sakate and Yutaka Nagare were co-captains, "It is important to convey what they are like to represent Japan while building a new team. ".
In addition to Shota Horie, who won the MVP and the best player in League One, Michael, who has been active in the World Cup so far, will also participate in this training camp.
New test match with France in November
The Japanese national team will have a new test match with France on November 20th in Toulouse, France.
France is the second-largest player in the world ranking who won the "six-country competition" in Europe this year.
Japan, the 10th largest in the world, is planning a test match with Uruguay in June, France in July and England in November.