52nd All Japan Rugby Football Championship explained

52nd All Japan Rugby Football Championship
Countries: Japan
Champions:Yamaha Júbilo
Runnersup:Suntory Sungoliath
Attendance:66,113
Highest Attendance:14,627
Lowest Attendance:1,961
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi-Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) took place from 8 February up to the final on 28 February.

Qualifying

Top League

The top four teams (Panasonic Wild Knights, Yamaha Júbilo, Toshiba Brave Lupus, Kobelco Steelers) in the 2014–15 Top League automatically qualified for the competition, and competed in a playoff competition.

Panasonic Wild Knights and Yamaha Júbilo eventually played in the Final, with Panasonic Wild Knights winning 30-12. As Top League finalists they gained automatic entry to the Championship Semi-finals.

The Top League Wildcard Tournament was contested by the fifth to twelfth teams in the final table for the last two places for this league in the Championship. These places were eventually taken by NEC Green Rockets and Suntory Sungoliath.

University

In the 51st Japan National University Rugby Championship final Teikyo University defeated Tsukuba University 50-7. Both teams gained entry to the Championship as finalists, the two beaten semi-finalists Keio University and Tokai University also qualified.[1]

Qualifying Teams

Knockout stages

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First round

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Feb 8, 2015 11:45
University of Tsukuba7 – 62
Suntory SungoliathChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo
3,936
Feb 8, 2015 14:05
Teikyo University31 – 25
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo
5,099
Feb 8, 2015 11:45
Keio University7 – 76
Kobelco SteelersMizuho Rugby Stadium,
Nagoya
1,961
Feb 8, 2015 14:05
Toshiba Brave Lupus59 – 12
Tokai UniversityMizuho Rugby Stadium,
Nagoya
2,230

Quarter-final

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Feb 15, 2015 11:45
Suntory Sungoliath22 – 10
Kobelco SteelersChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo
11,379
Feb 15, 2015 14:05
Toshiba Brave Lupus38 – 24
Teikyo UniversityChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo
14,196

Semi-final

Panasonic Wild Knights and Yamaha Júbilo bypassed the first two rounds into the semi-finals by reaching the final of the Top League playoffs in 2015.

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Feb 22, 2015 13:10
Yamaha Júbilo21 – 9
Toshiba Brave LupusKintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium,
Osaka
5,908
Feb 22, 2015 15:05
Suntory Sungoliath31 – 25
Panasonic Wild KnightsKintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium,
Osaka
6,777

Final

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Feb 28, 2015 14:00
Yamaha Júbilo15 – 3
Suntory SungoliathChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo
14,627

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://jrfu.org/jrfu/index.php/component/k2/item/290-teikyo-win-6th-straight-university-title Teikyo win 6th straight university title
  2. https://archive.today/20150308074826/http://www.rugby-japan.jp/national/score/score10239.html