December Everyone from Yokohama Canon Eagles came to visit!

　Just before the opening of December 9th, on December 7th, President Yoshihiro Okamoto and GM Yoji Nagatomo, a member of the Japan Rugby League One, Yokohama Canon Eagles, came to the greeting.

　President Okamoto said that in Yokohama, the place where rugby games were held for the first time in Japan and the place where the Rugby World Cup 2019 finals, the Yokohama Canon Eagles was recognized and established by the local community. He talked about his efforts to promote rugby.
　GM Nagatomo hopes for the “Kanagawa Ward Invitation Day” (Sunday, January 27, 2024), which will be held for the first time this year, and as a highlight of the game, South Africa who won the Rugby World Cup 2023 He talked about the world's top-class play, such as Fah Deklark and Jesse Kriel.

　The Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, where the game will be held this time, is characterized by the fact that the field and the audience seats are very close. You can watch the game with plenty of realism, such as the sound and shouting of each other, and the steam boiling from the body.
　On the day, I would like to support the players on the field with hot cheers with the inhabitants of the ward. Let's enjoy watching rugby in the middle of winter with warm clothes!

December, 2023

Mayor of Kanagawa Masayoshi Hibino

※Based on the Yokohama Sports Partners, Yokohama Canon Eagles and Yokohama City are promoting various initiatives that lead to the promotion of sports and regional revitalization.