45th All Japan Rugby Football Championship

45th All Japan Rugby Football Championship
Countries	Japan
Champions	Sanyo Wild Knights
Runners-up	Suntory 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

• Rugby Union in Japan

External links