This is an annual international rugby tournament for high school students held during Golden Week. The tournament was played with teams invited from overseas in previous years, but this year it will be held as a domestic tournament with 12 boys’ teams and eight girls’ teams. The battle between Kyoto Seisho High School, the runner-up in the 100th National High School Rugby Tournament at the end of last year, and Higashi Fukuoka High School, the champion of Fukuoka, will be closely watched. *This tournament will be held without an audience but can be viewed online.
CANCELLED
This event has been cancelled for reasons related to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Apr. 26)
• 4/28 (Wed.) ~ 5/5 (Wed., hol.)
• 10:30~ (game times vary)
• Global Arena (*This tournament will be held without an audience, but can be viewed online.)
• 0940-33-8400 (Global Arena)
• https://sanix-sports.info/rugby/
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