Atom is Now a Rugby Mascot

[Shiyonasan]

Sources: [url=http://sakura.rugby-japan.jp/japan/2015/id31802.html]Japan Rugby[/url], [url=http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/very-important-astro-boy-now-official-mascot-of-japan-rugby.15457/]Green and Gold Rugby[/url], [url=https://twitter.com/FreemanrugbyJap/status/592583287677161474]Rich Freeman[/url]

[url=https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsakura.rugby-japan.jp%2Fjapan%2F2015%2Fid31802.html&edit-text=&act=url]Click on this link for the Google Translation for the main article.[/url]

I won't quote the article in here since the Google Translation isn't that great, but this is pretty interesting nonetheless. This is not the first time that Atom has been the mascot for one of Japan's sports teams; he was a mascot for the Sankei Atoms in the late '60s and the Yakult Atoms in the early '70s:

[url=https://www.google.com/search?q=yakult+atoms&biw=1366&bih=634&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=tok-VaSvNJLUoASr0YCIAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=sankei+atoms]Images of the Sankei Atoms uniforms[/url]
[url=https://www.google.com/search?q=yakult+atoms&biw=1366&bih=634&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=tok-VaSvNJLUoASr0YCIAQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#imgrc=]Some images of the Yakult Atoms[/url]
[url=http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/ootp-mods-logos-graphics-html/190918-logo-request-5.html]Tokyo Yakult Swallows timeline[/url]

On to the rugby team. Atom is now the mascot for the Japan Rugby Football Union, otherwise known by their international team name, the "Cherry Blossoms" or "Brave Blossoms". Here is the logo and a couple other images:

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[Tetsuwan Penguin]

If the team is going to sell fan jerseys with the team logo on it I want one!

Where can you order one of those key chains and how much does it cost?



If only the Japanese Olympic committee had chosen him as their mascot instead of that stupid cat thing.

[Little Brown Fox]

Same, TetPen, same. Anyways, Atom would probably destroy anyone he played at sports, especially (and probably quite literally) at rugby...

[Shiyonasan]

Where can you order one of those key chains and how much does it cost?

From the Google Translation of the main article, it looks like you can only order it from the stadium they play at in Japan. If only we had someone from Japan who could order some for us. I wouldn't mind one of the Sankei Atoms jerseys as well!

[Reid958]

Somtime in the furture, maybe in the main sports shops, like Rebel sports, front runner, they could be sent it to them and sell it. But you never know they would appear I geuss.
Well I found this through http://www.goldwin.co.jp/canterbury/products/lineup.html?csv=RG_TEAM&type=img
But I think it's for only! licensed team.

[Tetsuwan Penguin]

That Japan Rugby image looks good printed on a letter size sheet. I think I'm going to get some iron on transfer sheets and make myself a Tee shirt with that on it!

[Dragonrider1227]

I'd be annoyed I can't buy their jerseys but I wear an extra large and get the feeling Japan's idea of an extra large is not MY idea of an extra large XD

Can you imagine playing Rugby against Atom? I don't know about you but I don't want to be tackled by a 100,000 horsepowered robot XD

[Little Brown Fox]

My point, exactly. :3

[Shiyonasan]

Just found a tweet with a couple of the rugby guys wearing a t-shirt with the logo on it. Doesn't look too bad!

https://twitter.com/jsports_rugby/status/593703981408395264

[Tetsuwan Penguin]

Can you imagine playing Rugby against Atom? I don't know about you but I don't want to be tackled by a 100,000 horsepowered robot XD

Somehow I think Atom would be playing on the offense side of the team, so I'd pitty the guys playing defense trying to tackle HIM!

No problem on the T shirt size Dragonrider, just order 'Sumo' size