A Kurume-based female rugby team Nanairo Prism Fukuoka established on December 10. Managed by local organization Nanairo Lab, the team will actively work on promoting the popularity of the sport. A tryout is scheduled in January 2020 to find around twenty players to team up with Chiharu Nakamura, the captain of the national team. The team will train at a field inside Kurume University, the official partner whose student team will launch in April 2020. Source: The Asahi Shinbun 12/11/2019
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