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#32 The Truth about the Pacific Ocean and My Ignorant Dreams

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I'm late to the party, but I watched "Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby".

I was so ignorant... I was astonished by this documentary.
Now, this note is a poorly written commentary by me, a nifty fan.

The Dream I had for Rugby

Even before the Top League started, I had a few small contacts with rugby, and although I had noticed star players and coaches in sports news, my interest in the whole sport of rugby was triggered by the TBS drama "No Side Game," a typical nifty fan.
At RWC2019, Margao was intoxicated by the nobility of rugby, impressed by the on-field behavior of rugby players who respect their opponents, referees, and spectators, as well as the "behind-the-scenes" stories I saw and heard in the press.
Just a week ago, I was simply admiring the nobility of the overseas players representing Japan against their home country.

I like the way the national rugby team is given the chance to wear the emblem of the country of their choice, no matter where they or their parents were born or raised.
They are selected according to strict rules, and they are my representatives, our representatives.
I'm really proud of the players nominated by my beloved team.


Good Luck!!

I am still proud of the players who chose Japan and want to support them.
However, I now make a note: "unless the choice is accompanied by some kind of compulsion”.

This is because I learned about the environment surrounding them from this documentary.


Choosing the Emblem means

For example, he aspires to be a squad member of a team that is considered to be stronger than his country, or he admires a certain country's style of play.
Or, he yearns to participate in the RWC and chooses a country that is more likely to win a squad than his own country.
I think the provision that allows such choices is an excellent aspect of rugby union.

But what if the reason for choosing that country is unavoidable, to eat, to feed the family?
And what if it is due to an economic structure that is questionable in its fairness?
Shouldn't the distortions be corrected so that they can properly wear the uniform of their country?
In a way, this aspect may be the truth that I was not willing to see.

This documentary was composed in such a way that I could not help but have such doubts.

Who will Change Our World?

There are people who are trying to stand up for the "truth" of Pacific Rugby as depicted in this documentary.
These are the people involved, as well as the players, ex-players, and others who surround them.
Their power will eventually move the world.

What is "the world they move"?

I’m resigned to the fact that it is not the top management of the organization that can be directly moved by them.
As I watched the documentary, I felt that it was too difficult to make ethically correct decisions because of the myriad of ties that cling to those who sit at the top.
If anyone can move the top of an organization, it is those countless ties.
And I hypothesized that it might be the audience that could influence the economic flow to the rugby world that could move those ties.

If that is the case, I felt that unless we listen to the right voices and change not only our attitudes but also our words and actions, it would be difficult to improve this distortion, this structure of inequality, to something that would make more people happy.

There are things that can be done without doing anything too big.

We, the fans, have a weapon called "voice" or public opinion that can be visualized through social networking sites.
We fans have the economic power to buy tickets, goods, and products from sponsors.

I decided to believe that the world will change little by little if we do not get too caught up in short-term pleasures, but use these weapons wisely and continue to support those who wish to know the truth and work with justice based decisions and beliefs.


When I changed the phrase from "the world they move" to "the world that should be driven by them," I felt like I was being asked to rethink the way we rugby fans should be.

For the realization of the Rugby Charter

I like the shining message of World Rugby.

I was deeply impressed by the five core values of World Rugby, INTEGRITY, PASSION, SOLIDARITY, DISCIPLINE and RESPECT, which are introduced in the third section of this site, and have applied them to the core values of our Rugby Anywhere.


We don't want this beautiful message to be pie in the sky.
I hope to become a wise fan who truly loves rugby.

My Dream buoyed by this Documentary

Perhaps now I am in a state where I am directly inspired by this excellent documentary.
Aware of this, I still have a dream that I would like to portray.

For example, as part of the events of the Japanese new league, I would like to organize a charity match between the countries of origin of players from Asia, the Pacific, Europe, and the African continent.

For example, a training match with the Pacific countries, where we can raise funds at the venue and broadcast the match off-site via pay-per-view online, and distribute the funds raised to the Pacific countries.

For example, I dream that tools will be developed to facilitate online training so that young athletes from Pacific countries can develop their talents near their families.

All of these are the snide desk dreams of nihilistic fans who don't understand the real problems that can occur, but now I think it's important to talk about them widely with shame and teach people about the real problems that can be barriers to these dreams.

I believe that it is important now to increase the number of people who know the truth so that this sad problem can be reduced and eventually eliminated from the world as soon as possible.

In order for the sport of rugby football to flourish in perpetuity, and for there to be more good quality, numbing matches to watch, it is essential that the environment for the players who make it happen is improved.

What we want to know in the off-season is not gossip or skim articles, but quality information that will improve the future of rugby football.

Acknowledgement 

To Daniel Leo, Pacific Rugby Players Welfare and Tusitala Films,
Thank you for producing such a thought-provoking and educational documentary film.

And to J SPORTS for televising the event in Japan, where so many Islanders are active.
Thank you all for your justice.

I will start by learning about the activities of the Pacific Rugby Players Welfare.



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