The Tag Rugby Teacher Workshop at JICA Nihonmatsu Training Center: On June 10th, the Tag Rugby Teacher Workshop was held at the JICA Nihonmatsu Training Centre in Fukushima for the candidate trainees. 

The Tag Rugby Teacher Workshop the JICA training center was held for the third time. There were 14 candidate trainees; some will be dispatched to Indonesia for rugby and the others will be dispatched to 11 different countries in Asia and Africa to work at elementary schools and swimming facilities etc.. 

In developing countries, the recognition of rugby is not high. However, it is said that it is a sport that is accepted as a new sport without prejudice and can be started without having any previous experience. For this reason, men and women play together. Additionally, people who do not regularly exercise will have an opportunity to participate and exercise without feeling so conscious about it. It is also suitable as a tool to utilize in various situations to nurture team work and learn how to communicate.

Some comments from participants are:  "3 hours of training went by in the blink of an eye" and "I would like to incorporate it into activities in my host country!"