The mayor of Fukuoka City met the head of Dream Rugby Fukuoka on April 17 where he announced that the head coach of New Zealand’s national rugby union team “All Blacks” will visit Fukuoka City in early May to consider establishing their camp here prior to the Rugby World Cup 2019. New Zealand is listed at the top of World Rugby Rankings in 2017. Fukuoka City has been a sister city of Auckland for over 30 years. This August, there will be a friendly match between a team from Auckland and the Munakata Sanix Blues. Source: Dream Rugby Fukuoka, 4/17
