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Fukuoka Ramps Up Rugby World Cup Bid Efforts

On Dec. 22 the Fukuoka Rugby World Cup 2019 Promotion Committee, a body composed of representatives from industry, academia and local government, held its inaugural meeting. The Committee will begin collecting signatures in an effort to ensure that Fukuoka’s Level Five Stadium is selected as one of the World Cup venues. Norio Sueyoshi, the chairman of Coca-Cola West and president of the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce, was selected to chair the new committee.The national organizing committee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to select 10 to 12 venues throughout Japan by next March, and four of the 15 candidate sites are located in Kyushu. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 12/23

(photo for image purpose only, originally from Fukuoka Now http://fukuoka-now.com/article/land-of-the-rising-scrum/ )
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Published: Dec 24, 2014 / Last Updated: Apr 1, 2016

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