Rugby Promotion Business

　With the Rugby World Cup 2019TM, Yokohama City is implementing the following projects as an initiative to further promote rugby competitions and foster momentum before and after the Games.

　With the Rugby World Cup 2019TM, Yokohama City has been conducting visits by rugby players and others in Municipal Elementary Schools as an initiative to promote further rugby competitions and foster momentum before and after the Games.
　This project started in fiscal 2016 and has been implemented at a total of 18 schools, one school in one ward, and has visited a total of 126 schools by 2023.

　　Rugby players will give lectures on the theme of "importance of working toward dreams" and practical instruction on tag rugby will be provided.
　　In addition to the Kanagawa Rugby Football Association, the program has been held since 2021 with the cooperation of the Yokohama Canon Eagles and YOKOHAMA TKM, which are based in Yokohama. Since fiscal 2024, the rugby team has been visiting.

　　List of schools conducted in the past year (PDF: 209KB)

　　Former Japanese Rugby National Team is coming to Yokohama Municipal Elementary Schools-Special class-(PDF: 3,325KB)
　　State of Yokohama Municipal Mamon Elementary School Visit Program (November 24, 2021) (PDF: 1,403KB)　

　Yokohama City is conducting a rugby experience program for preschoolers in order to convey the excitement of the Rugby World Cup 2019 TM Japan Games to future children, foster rugby culture, and create opportunities to become familiar with sports.
　In fiscal 2019, in cooperation with the Japan Rugby Football Association, a rugby experience program for 4.5-year-old preschoolers, "Undo no Tatsujin" for 4.5-year-old preschool children was held for the first time in Japan to nursery schools and kindergartens in Yokohama. , We carried out in child institution.

　　"Pass", "Try", and "tag removal" are used for playing games such as tag games that are usually familiar in nursery schools, kindergartens, and children's schools.　　　　　
　This is an unprecedented rugby experience program incorporating the movements of rugby and tag rugby.
　　It can be easily introduced without knowing the rules of rugby and tag rugby, making it easier for children to enjoy rugby competitions and rugby balls
　You can get close to it, and the garden can easily incorporate rugby elements into play.
　　This program was launched mainly by the Japan Rugby Football Association, and in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Rugby Football Association.
　The program is implemented in cooperation with the association.

　Japan Rugby Football Association HP "Undo Play with Range" (outside site)

　　Aiming to make rugby a familiar sport for children by touching rugby balls in everyday play, we provide rugby balls (2.5) for preschoolers to the garden we visited. .

　The first time in Japan! A rugby experience program for preschoolers was held. （PDF：5,840KB）

　Rugby classes where parents and children can participate together at Shin-Yokohama Park, where the Yokohama International Stadium is located, where the Rugby World Cup 2019TM final is located, in order to create opportunities for Yokohama children and child-raising generations in Yokohama to get close to rugby, move and enjoy themselves. We carry out

　[First 1st] Sunday, December 10 9:30 to 11:00
　[Second] Sunday, February 25 9:30 to 11:00　
　[3rd session] Sunday, March 17 9:30 to 11:00　
　　Click here for an overview of the event.

　　Rugby former Japan representative Yoshito Yoshida has been a lecturer since 2017.

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