Yokohama Canon Eagles started!

　In the new rugby league "Japan Rugby League One", which is scheduled to open in January 2022 (Reiwa 4), "Yokohama Canon Eagles (outside site)" fighting Yokohama as the host area, announced the new team name and new emblem on July 16. In addition, it was decided to participate in Division 1.
　Yokohama Canon Eagles will hold games at Nissan Stadium and Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, etc., increasing opportunities to watch top-level games at city stadiums, and as a host area activity, school visits and rugby experience events We plan to be able to cooperate with rugby promotion activities and sports promotion.
　In addition, on July 16, we participated in the “Yokohama Sports Partners”, a cooperative system with top sports teams based in Yokohama City, and in the future, together with Yokohama City and other top sports teams, the realization of “Sports City Yokohama” Please proceed with initiatives for

In the new rugby league "Japan Rugby League One", which is scheduled to open in January 2022 (Reiwa 4), "Yokohama Canon Eagles (outside site)" fighting Yokohama as the host area, announced the new team name and new emblem on July 16. In addition, it was decided to participate in Division 1.
■Presentation by Yokohama Canon Eagles
Announcement of the start of "Yokohama Canon Eagles" activity (outside site)
■About visit of Yokohama Canon Eagles
1 day and time
　July 16, 2021 (Fri) 16:30 to 16:45
2 Places
　Deputy Mayor Reception Room on the 8th floor of City Hall
3 Visitors
（１） President Yoshihiro Okamoto and President of Rugby Club
（２） General Manager Yoji Nagatomo, General Manager
（３） Director Keisuke Sawaki
（４） Junpei Ogura (former rugby representative of Japan, from Toin Gakuen High School)
4 Press release materials
Canon Eagles will visit Deputy Mayor Hayashi for a report on the new league!

1 Date and time
Monday, November 2, 2020 13: 30-14: 00

2 venues
Atrium on the 1st floor of Yokohama City Hall

3 Attendees
　・Fumiko Hayashi The Mayor of Yokohama
　・Yoshihiro Okamoto Director, Eagles Athlete Club Promotion Center, Canon Inc.
　・General Manager Yoji Nagatomo, General Manager
　・Captain Yu Tamura (Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan National Team)
　・Shiro Tanaka (Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan National Team)
　・Jesse Krier (Rugby World Cup 2019 South Africa National Team)
　・Junpei Ogura (from Toin Gakuen High School)
　・Akira Tanji Chairman of Kanagawa Rugby Football Association
　・Shoji Numata Chairman of the Yokohama Rugby Football Association

4 Programs
（１） Opening
（２） Mayor's Greeting

（３） Greetings from Chairman Tanji, Kanagawa Rugby Football Association
（４） Greetings from team officials
（５） Photo session
（６） Closing

5 Press Release
　Canon Eagles, the host area to Yokohama! （PDF：676KB）

■Comment from Mayor Fumiko Hayashi
　I am very honored to choose Yokohama as the home area of Canon Eagles, who is participating in Japan's highest peak Japan Rugby Top League. I sincerely welcome you all.
　Just a year ago, today, the final match of the Rugby World Cup 2019TM, which involved the world in a whirlpool of excitement, was held in Yokohama. Yokohama City will firmly establish this momentum in Yokohama without interrupting it.
　In 1873, just 14 years after the opening of the port, the first rugby game in Japan was held in Yokohama. We will work together with Canon Eagles to create a new history of Yokohama, the birthplace of Japanese rugby.