45th All Japan Rugby Football Championship

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45th All Japan Rugby Football Championship
CountriesJapan Japan
ChampionsSanyo Wild Knights
Runners-upSuntory Sungoliath
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The 2008 The 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)

First Round consist of the top two University sides from the All Japan University Rugby Championship against the top Club Champion and the winner.

Quarter finals bring in the third and fourth placed Top League teams.

Semi Finals bring in the top two Top League teams who played in the Microsoft Cup. The winners of these games compete in the final.

Qualifying Teams[]

  • Top League Microsoft Cup Finalists - Suntory Sungoliath, Sanyo Wild Knights
  • Top League Third and Fourth - Toshiba Brave Lupus, Toyota Verblitz
  • All Japan University Rugby Championship - , Waseda University
  • - Tamariba Club
  • - Kintetsu Liners

Knockout Stages[]

First Round[]

Round Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
First Feb 23, 2008 12:00
 Kintetsu Liners 45 – 14
 Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a
First Feb 23, 2008 14:00
 Waseda University RFC 48 – 0
 Tamariba Club Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a

Quarter Finals[]

Round Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
Quarter Final March 1, 2008 12:00
 Toyota Verblitz 53 – 43
 Kintetsu Liners Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a
Quarter Final March 1, 2008 14:00
 Toshiba Brave Lupus 47 – 24
 Waseda University RFC Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a

Semi Finals[]

Round Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
Semi Final March 8, 2008 14:00
 Suntory Sungoliath 25 – 14
 Toshiba Brave Lupus Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a
Semi Final March 8, 2008 14:00
 Sanyo Wild Knights 25 – 24
 Toyota Verblitz Hanazono,
Osaka 		n/a

Final[]

Round Date Winner Score Runner-Up Venue Attendance
Final March 16, 2008 14:00
 Sanyo Wild Knights 40 – 18
 Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a

See also[]

  • Rugby Union in Japan

External links[]

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