{"id":144707,"date":"2022-02-17T13:14:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T04:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144707&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:14:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T04:14:03","slug":"munakata-sanix-blues-rugby-faces-disbandment","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/munakata-sanix-blues-rugby-faces-disbandment\/","title":{"rendered":"Munakata Sanix Blues Rugby Faces Disbandment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports hint at the possibility that the Munakata Sanix Blues will disband after the current season. The news broke on Feb. 15, citing financial hardships and their demotion to the third division of League One. The 1994-established rugby team has provided Japan\u2019s national team players on several occasions. The JRFU hopes to find ways for the team to continue to play in Munakata City. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQODH15CRL0V10C22A2000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkansports.com\/sports\/news\/202202150001255.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkan Sports<\/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-138084\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0051_original_original.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0051_original_original.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0051_original_original.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0051_original_original.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0051_original_original.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\u24b8N.Takayama<\/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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