The Webb Ellis Cup is coming to Fukuoka City on August 10! For the past two years, the trophy has traveled across the world to honor the first Rugby World Cup held in Asia. As the twentieth and the last destination of the trophy tour, Japan welcomed Webb Ellis Cup on June 12, and a domestic tour began. The trophy measures 47.2 cm in height weighing 4.5 kg and will be exhibited inside the Old Prefectural Guest Hall in Tenjin along with other RWC-related materials. Source: Fukuoka City, 8/2/2019
Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour in Fukuoka
• 8/10 (Sat.)
• 11:00~17:00
• Free entry (no need for pre-registration)
• Old Prefectural Guest Hall
• 6-29 Nishi-nakasu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
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