13,000 "Team No-Side" volunteers ready for Rugby World Cup

Fans can expect plenty of helping hands at the Rugby World Cup starting on Sept. 20 as a record-high 13,000 volunteers are set to cover 12 venues across Japan.They have been named the "Team No-Side," a Japanese rugby term corresponding to the English "full time." The tournament organizers say they want the volunteers to embody the friendly spirit that Japanese rugby has nurtured over the years and convey the message "of seeing the world as one."Around 38,000 people applied for the planned 10,000 volunteer slots before the tournament organizing committee announced the recruitment of 13,000. …READ FULL ARTICLE