46th All Japan Rugby Football Championship

46th All Japan Rugby Football Championship
Countries	Japan
Champions	Sanyo Wild Knights
Runners-up	Suntory 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

• Top League Microsoft Cup Finalists - Toshiba Brave Lupus, Sanyo Wild Knights
• Top League Microsoft Cup Semi-Finalists - Suntory Sungoliath, Kobe Steelers
• Top League 5th/6th - NEC Green Rockets, Kubota Spears
• All Japan University Rugby Championship - Teikyo University, Waseda University
• Japan Rugby Club Champion - Tamariba Club
• Top Challenger Series - Ricoh Black Rams

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.

See also

• Rugby union in Japan