The world's top-level rugby match, between the All Blacks (NZ) and the Wallabies (Australia), was held at Tokyo's National Stadium on 31 October 2009. We all were concerned about whether people would buy expensive tickets including special reserved seats that cost 20,000 Japanese yen.
On the contrary, 45,000 spectators came to the stadium to watch the game. Some even said: “It's cheaper than going abroad to watch such an exciting match.” In addition to our delight related to holding this match in Japan for the first time, I have never been so glad at and encouraged by seeing many rugby fans sending powerful cheers to the players. The match ended with the victory of the All Blacks over the Wallabies 32-19. A great number of Japanese rugby fans were able to watch breathtaking skills of true rugby by watching a dream match-up between the world-class New Zealand SO, Dan Carter, and the top-notch Australian SO, Matt Giteau.
On the contrary, 45,000 spectators came to the stadium to watch the game. Some even said: “It's cheaper than going abroad to watch such an exciting match.” In addition to our delight related to holding this match in Japan for the first time, I have never been so glad at and encouraged by seeing many rugby fans sending powerful cheers to the players. The match ended with the victory of the All Blacks over the Wallabies 32-19. A great number of Japanese rugby fans were able to watch breathtaking skills of true rugby by watching a dream match-up between the world-class New Zealand SO, Dan Carter, and the top-notch Australian SO, Matt Giteau.