Rugby goods market size in Japan 2015-2024
The domestic shipment value of rugby equipment in Japan was forecasted to exceed 3.61 billion Japanese yen in 2024. Figures peaked in 2019 at around 4.4 billion yen, the same year when the Rugby World Cup was held in Japan, but then slumped back down to around 3.2 billion yen in 2020 due to social distancing measures following the COVID-19 pandemic restricting most sportive activities. Recent numbers, however, indicate a recovery from this exceptional situation.
The rugby gear segment only made up around 0.2 percent of the entire domestic sporting goods market in 2023.