Ganbatte Trophy
{{Short description|Rugby union award}}
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The Ganbatte Trophy was a silver cup presented to the winner of any rugby union match between the Melbourne Rebels team from Australia and the Sunwolves team from Japan. The word Ganbatte ({{langx|ja|頑張って}}, "Do your best") is often used as an exhortation at Japanese sporting events meaning to "Go for it!" or to strive.
History
The Melbourne Rebels recruited Japanese international players Shota Horie in 2013, followed by Keita Inagaki, Male Sau, and Kotaro Matsushima. The club was the first in Australia to launch a website in the Japanese language. In 2016, following the introduction of the Sunwolves team to the Super Rugby competition, the Ganbatte Trophy was inaugurated to mark the relationship between the Rebels and Japanese rugby.[http://melbournerebels.com/2016/03/18/rebels-and-sunwolves-unveil-ganbette-trophy/ 17 March 2011 Rebels And Sunwolves Unveil Ganbatte Trophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321085519/http://melbournerebels.com/2016/03/18/rebels-and-sunwolves-unveil-ganbette-trophy/ |date=21 March 2016 }}（Official Website of Melbourne Rebels, 18 March 2016 Retrieved 20 March 2016）[https://super-japanrugby.com/news/ganbatte-trophy-20160318/ Ganbatte Trophy 創設] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401010608/https://super-japanrugby.com/news/ganbatte-trophy-20160318/ |date=1 April 2016 }}（Official Website of Sunwolves, 18 March 2016 Retrieved 20 March 2016） The Rebels won the trophy on 5 of the 6 occasions the trophy was contested, with the Sunwolves solitary win coming in February 2020. The 7th and final contesting of the trophy scheduled for March 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Sunwolves being disbanded in June 2020 following the cancellation of the 2020 Super Rugby season.
Results
=Overview=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| width="125"| Details
!width="125"| Played !width="125"| Won by !width="125"| Won by !width="125"| Drawn !width="125"| Rebels points !width="125"| Sunwolves points |
|---|
| In Australia
| align=center| 2 | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 82 | align=center| 28 |
| In Japan
| align=center| 4 | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0 | align=center| 151 | align=center| 69 |
| align=center| Overall
! align=center| 6 ! align=center| 5 ! align=center| 1 ! align=center| 0 ! align=center| 233 ! align=center| 97 |
=List=
- (Brackets) denotes total matches the shield was held.
See also
{{Portal|Australia|Japan|Sports}}
References
{{Reflist|refs=
|date= 17 March 2011
|title= Japan’s Resolve is found in its language
|first= Tim |last=Patterson
|website= Matador Network
|access-date= 12 May 2016
|url= http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/japans-resolve-is-found-in-its-language/
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160512120757/http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/japans-resolve-is-found-in-its-language/
|archive-date= 12 May 2016}}
|date= 5 February 2016
|title= Melbourne Rebels sign Japanese back Kotaro Matsushima for Super Rugby season
|first= Roy |last= Ward
|work= The Age |publisher= Fairfax |location = Melbourne
|url= http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/rebels/melbourne-rebels-sign-japanese-back-kotaro-matsushima-for-super-rugby-season-20160205-gmmpsl.html
|access-date= 12 May 2016
}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.melbournerebels.com.au Official Website of Melbourne Rebels]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160317193213/http://super-japanrugby.com/ Official Website of Sunwolves]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160512132532/http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cd0FMdsVIAAE_T1.jpg Photo of the Ganbette Trophy] from twitter.com
Category:2016 establishments in Australia