45th All Japan Rugby Football Championship

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 Top Challenger Series 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 - Keio University RFC, Waseda University
  • Japan Rugby Club Champion - Tamariba Club
  • Top Challenger Series - Kintetsu Liners

Knockout stages

First round

Round Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
First Feb 23, 2008 12:00
 Kintetsu Liners 45 – 14
 Keio University RFC 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

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