52nd All Japan Rugby Football Championship

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 Feb 8th up to the final on Feb 28th.

52nd All Japan Rugby Football Championship
Countries Japan
Date8th February - 28th February 2015
ChampionsYamaha Júbilo
Runners-upSuntory Sungoliath
Attendance66, 113
Highest attendance14,627
Lowest attendance1,961

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
Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
Feb 8, 2015 11:45
 University of Tsukuba 7 – 62
 Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo		 3,936
Feb 8, 2015 14:05
 Teikyo University 31 – 25
 NEC Green Rockets Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo		 5,099
Feb 8, 2015 11:45
 Keio University 7 – 76
 Kobelco Steelers Mizuho Rugby Stadium,
Nagoya		 1,961
Feb 8, 2015 14:05
 Toshiba Brave Lupus 59 – 12
 Tokai University Mizuho Rugby Stadium,
Nagoya		 2,230

Quarter Final
Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
Feb 15, 2015 11:45
 Suntory Sungoliath 22 – 10
 Kobelco Steelers Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo		 11,379
Feb 15, 2015 14:05
 Toshiba Brave Lupus 38 – 24
 Teikyo University Chichibunomiya 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.

Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
Feb 22, 2015 13:10
 Yamaha Júbilo 21 – 9
 Toshiba Brave Lupus Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium,
Osaka		 5,908
Feb 22, 2015 15:05
 Suntory Sungoliath 31 – 25
 Panasonic Wild Knights Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium,
Osaka		 6,777

Final
Date Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
Feb 28, 2015 14:00
 Yamaha Júbilo 15 – 3
 Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo		 14,627

See also

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. http://www.rugby-japan.jp/national/score/score10239.html%5B%5D Official JRFU Scores and Details (Japanese)
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