Name Your Super Rugby Franchise
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Name Your Super Rugby Franchise
The Japanese Rugby Union has called upon fans in
the country to come up with a name for the new Super Rugby franchise.
The team is set to play at Tokyo’s Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium when they enter the competition in 2016.
Fans can apply online by posting an application, with the winner to be announced at the end of July by the Super Rugby Japan Committee.
Supporters have been asked to come up with a name that is "easy to pronounce, powerful and befits the new Japan Super Rugby team”.
The Japanese side will be coach by Eddie Jones and will join at the same time as the Kings from South Africa and a new side from Argentina.
Director of Rugby, Eddie Jones said: "We call upon the fans to become the 24th player and help Japan build a team to challenge the best. Our team needs to be uniquely Japanese. We need to be fast, courageous but also smart and play rugby that the world has not seen before.
"Joining Super Rugby gives Japanese players the opportunity to play high level rugby consistently so that the players will go to Rugby World Cup 2019 with more than 40 Test caps and 50-60 Super Rugby caps.”
The team is set to play at Tokyo’s Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium when they enter the competition in 2016.
Fans can apply online by posting an application, with the winner to be announced at the end of July by the Super Rugby Japan Committee.
Supporters have been asked to come up with a name that is "easy to pronounce, powerful and befits the new Japan Super Rugby team”.
The Japanese side will be coach by Eddie Jones and will join at the same time as the Kings from South Africa and a new side from Argentina.
Director of Rugby, Eddie Jones said: "We call upon the fans to become the 24th player and help Japan build a team to challenge the best. Our team needs to be uniquely Japanese. We need to be fast, courageous but also smart and play rugby that the world has not seen before.
"Joining Super Rugby gives Japanese players the opportunity to play high level rugby consistently so that the players will go to Rugby World Cup 2019 with more than 40 Test caps and 50-60 Super Rugby caps.”
