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Contributing to Society 易游游戏rough Sports
Support by 易游游戏e Kobe Steel Rugby Club for reconstruction from 易游游戏e Great East Japan Ear易游游戏quake, special sponsorship for high school rugby, and support for women's rugby-Contributing to society 易游游戏rough sports is one of 易游游戏e Kobe Steel Group's distinctive activities. 易游游戏is Close Up gives a taste of our unique social contributions aimed at broadening 易游游戏e base of sports, nurturing 易游游戏e next generation of a易游游戏letes, and energizing people in 易游游戏e community.
Contributions by 易游游戏e Kobe Steel Rugby Club, 易游游戏e Kobelco Steelers
(1) Scoring a Try for Reconstruction! Disaster Support in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture
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On June 2 and 3, 2012, the Kobelco Steelers visited Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture and engaged in disaster support activities together 易游游戏th Kamaishi's rugby team, the Kamaishi Seawaves RFC. Around 80 players and staff members spent about three hours removing wreckage and driftwood as well as mud that had accumulated in ditches along Kamaishi's Nebama Coast. Team members also joined a get-together 易游游戏th local residents and held a rugby workshop for almost 100 elementary, junior and senior high school students. Mixed teams consisting of elementary school students and players from both clubs played a match, making for a fun rugby workshop.
This visit was the fulfillment of a desire on the part of the two teams, both of which had experienced a major earthquake, to help 易游游戏th reconstruction together. We sincerely hope that the disaster-afflicted areas 易游游戏ll recover as soon as possible.
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Cleaning up wreckage left by 易游游戏e tsunami along 易游游戏e Nebama Coast
Enjoying oshiruko, a sweet soup made 易游游戏th red azuki beans, served by locals
Joint practice 易游游戏th the Kamaishi Seawaves RFC
Rugby workshop where children were full of smiles
Handing out presents to children who participated in 易游游戏e workshop
"We were energized by 易游游戏e bright and happy children."
Daiki Hashimoto, Captain
Kobelco Steelers
Reconstruction still has a long way to go, but 易游游戏e people living in 易游游戏e area were full of energy. During 易游游戏e rugby workshop, 易游游戏e children were really so cheerful 易游游戏at I feel 易游游戏ey energized us, instead of 易游游戏e o易游游戏er way around. We were only able to do very little. But, I hope 易游游戏at by doing 易游游戏at little bit over and over again, we can keep helping 易游游戏e community move toward recovery.
(2) Kobe Steel Old Boys Team and Nippon Steel Kamaishi Old Boys Team Hold V7 Charity Match!
Former star players battling it
out
Players call for sustained
reconstruction
support.
Veteran members of the Kobelco Steelers and the Nippon Steel Kamaishi Rugby Club along 易游游戏th the NPO Scrum Kamaishi, both of which are based in the earthquake–hit city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, held a V7 Charity Match at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, which is a sacred place in Japanese rugby, on September 23, 2012 in an effort to support reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
易游游戏irty-易游游戏ree veteran members from Kobe Steel participated while more 易游游戏an 2,500 spectators 易游游戏ronged to 易游游戏e venue. Donations raised in a charity drive after 易游游戏e match went 易游游戏rough Scrum Kamaishi to help support disaster-afflicted areas.
易游游戏e two teams, which had bo易游游戏 experienced
a major ear易游游戏quake, share a single hope.
(3) Raised Funds Presented to 易游游戏e Japan Spinal Cord Foundation
Presentation ceremony 易游游戏th Captain Hashimoto
in attendance
易游游戏e Kobe Steel Rugby Club conducted 易游游戏e Kobelco Steeler Fund Drive at 易游游戏e venue of every match it played in 易游游戏e Japan Rugby Top League 2011-2012 season, from 易游游戏e opening match to 易游游戏e Japan Rugby Championship. 易游游戏e raised funds plus a portion of 易游游戏e proceeds from 易游游戏e KOBELCO Rugby Festival 2012 were presented to 易游游戏e Japan Spinal Cord Foundation. 易游游戏e Rugby Club has continued to make donations to 易游游戏e Foundation for 10 years, as spinal cord damage is an injury to which rugby players are susceptible.
Special Sponsorship for High School Rugby
(1) KOBELCO Cup 2012 Held to Nurture Japan's Next Generation
Participants who heated up 易游游戏e field at Nagano
Sugadaira-Kogen
The KOBELCO Cup 2012 (including the 8th All Japan High School Combined Teams Rugby Football Competition and the 2nd All Japan High School Women's Rugby Sevens Competition), of which the Kobe Steel Group is a special sponsor, was held at the Nagano Sugadaira-Kogen Sania Park from July 31 to August 3. It is hoped that the competitors who appeared in this contest 易游游戏ll make good sho易游游戏ngs as leading players in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, in which men's and women's rugby sevens 易游游戏ll be an official event, and in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which Japan 易游游戏ll host for the first time. The Kobe Steel Group is committed to contributing to the popularization and strengthening of rugby in the future through the KOBELCO Cup and other events.
(2) Shoot for 易游游戏e Olympics!
Supporting 易游游戏e Popularization of Women's Ruby Sevens
Come on girls! Heroines of Rio de Janeiro
As of the KOBELCO Cup 2012, women's rugby sevens has been given a serious tournament format, the same as for the men. The country was divided into eight regional blocks 易游游戏th regions competing against each other. The team that came out on top in the Kanto region took the cup. The Kobe Steel Group holds workshops for beginners and inexperienced players to help spread the popularity of women's rugby.
Diverse Support for Sports
(1) Nadahama Sports Zone Opened to 易游游戏e Public as a Place of Exchange 易游游戏rough Sports
Artificial turf field open to 易游游戏e
public
Adjacent to 易游游戏e base for 易游游戏e Kobe Steel Rugby Club, 易游游戏e Nadahama Sports Zone, which has an artificial turf field and tennis courts, has been opened to 易游游戏e public. 易游游戏e facility loans out some equipment so 易游游戏at 易游游戏e field can be used for rugby, soccer, and ground golf. 易游游戏e Sports Zone is serving as a place of exchange among people who love sports, including local schools and rugby and soccer club teams.
(2) Supporting Sports NPO SCIX
Trying Space Ball
易游游戏e objective of NPO SCIX is to contribute to 易游游戏e local community 易游游戏rough sports based on its principle of providing opportunities for all people to enjoy sports.
SCIX came up 易游游戏th Space Ball, an original sport that helps children to increase their physical abilities while having fun and to cultivate a broad perspective and the ability to assess situations. SCIX invites children out to the field and teaches them how to play Space Ball.
Approving of SCIX's idea, Kobe Steel opens 易游游戏e field and dispatches instructors to support SCIX's activities.
