Tambo rugby (Japanese 田んぼラグビーtambo ragubii, from田んぼtambo 'rice field') is a Japanese form oftag rugby played in flooded (and muddy)rice fields. It is played by men and women, adults and children together. Smaller, lighter players have some advantages, as larger, heavier players tend to sink in the mud. A simpletry is worth one point, a diving try is worth two. The playing season is May to August, between rice-harvest and planting.[1]
The game was invented by Nobuyuki Nagate inFukuchiyama, near theInland Sea northwest of Kyoto, in 2015, after a typhoon had flooded local rice farms, and many of the first players were farm-women. From Fukuchiyama it spread to neighboring communities, and within a few years Japan'slocal and national rugby teams joined in, winning about half of their matches. In 2019, 15 events were held nationwide.[1]
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