Rugby powerhouse Higashi Fukuoka: Boy who died suddenly joins the team, saying he wants to fight together

In April, Ryosuke Oue (14 years old at the time) from Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, who died suddenly in October 2023 as a second-year junior high school student, joined Higashi Fukuoka (Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City), a strong team that has won the National High School Rugby Tournament seven times. The rugby club understood Ryosuke's desire to join Higashi Fukuoka and dedicate himself to both his studies and rugby, and recruited 47 new members.