Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Taisho;" headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shigeru Uehara) has announced that it has signed Lipovitan Ambassador contracts with former All Blacks players Mr. Richard McCaw and Mr. Daniel Carter. The period of the agreement is from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024.

Together with its activities as the top partner of the national rugby team, starting on January 1, 2022, Taisho is a premium global partner of New Zealand Rugby, to which the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, belong.

Mr. Richard McCaw and Mr. Daniel Carter, who have been appointed Lipovitan Ambassadors, will hold rugby clinics and events to increase the number of rugby fans, aiming to create opportunities to experience world-class rugby culture in Japan. Going forward, Taisho will continue its many activities supporting the development of Japanese rugby society together with the ambassadors.

Along with the appointment of Mr. Richard McCaw and Mr. Daniel Carter as ambassadors, they will share special messages just for their fans in Japan by Twitter. For more information, please see the following.

• Lipovitan D rugby Twitter official account：https://twitter.com/Lipod_Rugby

We are very honored to have been appointed to be Taisho Lipovitan ambassadors in connection with Taisho becoming an All Blacks premium global partner. We believe that the popularity of rugby has increased in Japan since the Rugby World Cup was held in Japan in 2019. Through our role as ambassadors, we would like to share our experiences with people in Japan and contribute to the development of rugby in Japan. We look forward to seeing you in Japan.

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Profile of Mr. Richard McCaw

Date of birth: December 31, 1980 (Age 41) Birthplace: Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand Height and weight: 1.88 m/108 kg Main background:Former rugby player from New Zealand. He played flanker.Received the World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year three times. Won the Rugby World Cup two consecutive times as captain of the All Blacks.

Profile of Mr. Daniel Carter

Date of birth: March 5, 1982 (Age 40) Land of origin: Southbridge, New Zealand Height and weight: 1.78 m/94 kg Main background:Former rugby player from New Zealand. He played fly-half (stand-off).Received the World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year three times. Holds the individual record for total points in test matches.