National High School Rugby Tournament
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The National High School Rugby Tournament is held annually since 1917 at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in East Osaka, Japan from the end of December to early January. 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mainichi Broadcasting System page about the tournament (Japanese)