Masato Tsuchida, a former representative of Japan and a director, was appointed as the new chairman of the Japan Rugby Union, and stated his enthusiasm, saying, "The most important goal is to bring the World Cup to Japan again."
The Japan Rugby Union held an extraordinary board meeting with the board of councilors in Tokyo on the 26th, and it was decided that 70-year-old Chairman Shigetaka Mori will retire and Masato Tsuchida, a former representative of Japan and a director, will be appointed as the new chairman. ..
New Chairman Tsuchida is 59 years old from Akita prefecture.
During his time at Doshisha University, he played an active part in winning the national university championship for the third time in a row with Seiji Hirao, and after that, he advanced to the powerful Suntory and was selected as the representative of Japan.
After his retirement, he was the director of Suntory and the coach of the Japanese national team, and has been a director of the association since 2015.
New Chairman Tsuchida, who had a press conference in Tokyo on the 26th, said, "I took over the chairman with the desire to give back to the rugby world that I have been indebted to since high school." Bringing it to Japan. For that purpose, we will strengthen the Japanese national team, but we also want to make this rugby association the number one in the world. "
He also touched on the specific goals of the national team, saying, "I want to create a team that can aim for medals at the World Cup, where both men and women have the best four or more, and at the sevens Olympics."
On the other hand, the retired Chairman Mori will be appointed as Honorary Chairman.