Legacy of the 2019 Rugby World Cup: Inspiration from Kamaishi

Representatives from Kamaishi receive the Award for Character. (From left) Sakuraba Yoshihiko, general manager of Kamaishi Seawaves; Horaguchi Rui, a student from Kamaishi High School; and Yamazaki Hideki, deputy mayor of Kamaishi.

Volunteers welcome children with high-fives. Smiles were never in short supply during the event.

Students from local elementary and junior high schools cheer from the action from behind the goal posts.

Triumphant, Uruguayan celebrates their victory over higher-ranked Fiji.

Canadian players help residents of Kamaishi clean up after Typhoon Hagibis. (Courtesy of the Rugby World Cup official Twitter account)