The Japan Rugby 2019 organizing committee on Monday launched « Team No-Side »– the official volunteer program for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. « Team No-Side » will be made up of 10,000 volunteers across 12 host cities who will be the faces of the tournament, showcasing rugby’s values and
The Japan Rugby 2019 organizing committee on Monday launched « Team No-Side »– the official volunteer program for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. « Team No-Side » will be made up of 10,000 volunteers across 12 host cities who will be the faces of the tournament, showcasing rugby’s values and Japan’s world-famous welcome at Asia’s first Rugby World Cup.
Team No-Side: Meaning of the name
Rugby World Cup 2019 provides a golden opportunity to showcase rugby and its character-building values to a new audience in Japan, while welcoming the world with a « strong Nippon, » Japan’s famous hospitality. « No-side » is a rugby term that resonates in Japan. The term was used by referees to essentially signify the end of a rugby match and « No-Side » became a symbol of respect, hospitality and solidarity – no matter how fiercely the battle had been fought on the field, both teams show gratitude to one another, promising to become life-long friends, once the match was over. The objective of the volunteers is to embody the spirit as nurtured and developed with care by Japanese rugby over the years, to help communicate across the seas this notion to see the world as one and ultimately to pave the way for Rugby World Cup’s success.
