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46th All Japan Rugby Football Championship
CountriesJapan Japan
ChampionsSanyo Wild Knights
Runners-upSuntory Sungoliath
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The details of the 2009 All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships (全国大学ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 - Zenkoku Daigaku Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai)

Qualifiers

Knockout stages

First round

Round Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
First Feb 1, 2009 12:00
 Ricoh Black Rams 25 – 25
 Teikyo University Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a
First Feb 1, 2009 14:00
 Waseda University RFC 55 – 13
 Tamariba Club Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a
First Feb 1, 2009 12:00
 NEC Green Rockets 30 – 29
 Kobe Hanazono,
Osaka 		n/a
First Feb 1, 2009 14:00
 Suntory Sungoliath 55 – 13
 Kubota Spears Hanazono,
Osaka 		n/a

Although Teikyo University and Ricoh Black Rams drew, due to tournament rules Ricoh Black Rams progresses due to scoring more tries (3 tries to 2).

Quarter-final

Round Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
Quarter Final Feb 15, 2009 12:00
 Ricoh Black Rams 24 – 23
 NEC Green Rockets Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a
Quarter Final Feb 15, 2009 14:00
 Waseda University RFC 20 – 59
 Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a

Semi-final

Round Date Team Score Team Venue Attendance
Semi Final Feb 22, 2009 14:00
 Toshiba Brave Lupus GAME CANCELLED
Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a
Semi Final Feb 22, 2009 14:00
 Sanyo Wild Knights 59 – 3
 Ricoh Black Rams Hanazono,
Osaka 		n/a

Final

Suntory Sungoliath go through to the final automatically due to the withdrawal by Toshiba Brave Lupus. Christian Loamanu of Toshiba Brave Lupus tested positive for Cannabinoid, from a sample after a game against Suntory Sungoliath on 12 Jan 2008, in violation of the IRB Anti-Doping Regulation 21.2.1. Toshiba Brave Lupus decided that in the 'spirit of rugby values' to withdraw from the competition.

Round Date Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
Final Feb 28, 2009 14:00
 Sanyo Wild Knights 24 - 16
Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo 		n/a

In this game Sanyo defeated Suntory for the second year in a row.

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