{"id":144367,"date":"2022-01-25T16:31:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T07:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144367&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-01-25T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T07:31:40","slug":"national-rugby-team-base-to-be-established-in-kashiihama","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/national-rugby-team-base-to-be-established-in-kashiihama\/","title":{"rendered":"National Rugby Team Base To Be Established in Kashiihama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) will develop a new home ground for the national team in Higashi Ward of Fukuoka City. The union would invest substantially to reinforce the facility of Sawayaka Sports Hiroba, previously used by the defunct Coca-cola Red Sparks. Naming rights will go on sale soon to cover some costs. Training of the national team might begin as early as August 2022. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/sports\/etc\/20220119-OYT1T50370\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yomiuri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tokyo-np.co.jp\/article\/155370\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tokyo NP<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/nick-cummins-WEB-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/nick-cummins-WEB-002.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/nick-cummins-WEB-002.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/nick-cummins-WEB-002.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/nick-cummins-WEB-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: Nick Cummins in Fukuoka, 2014 by Fukuoka Now<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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