National High School Rugby Tournament

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The National High School Rugby Tournament is held annually since 1917 at Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashi Osaka, Japan, from the end of December to early January.^[1] All 47 Prefectures of Japan are represented, with four extra teams (one from Hokkaidō, one from Tokyo, and two from Osaka prefecture) to make up the numbers.

Strongest Teams

Some of the strongest teams, with their prefectures in brackets, are as follows:

Keiko Gakuen (Osaka) - four times champion in succession, 2001-4
Higashi Fukuoka (Fukuoka)
Sendai Ikuei (Sendai)
Tenri (Nara)
Saga Kogyo (Saga)
Ōita Maizuru (Ōita)
Tokai Dai Gyosei (Osaka)

See also

References

^ "全国高校ラグビー、12月の開会式中止感染拡大防止で". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

External links

Mainichi Broadcasting System page about the tournament (Japanese)

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