National high school rugby final is Nara Gosho and Kanagawa Toin January 5, 18:38
At the National High School Rugby Tournament, two semi-final matches were held at the Hanazono Rugby Field in Osaka, and the Gosho Business School in Nara and Toin Gakuen in Kanagawa won, and proceeded to the finals on July 7.
In the first match of the semifinals, A-seed Goshojyo, who is aiming for the first victory, and Josho Gakuen, who are aiming for the first time in seven tournaments, faced each other.
In the match, Gosho tried three tries in the first half, and the defense was a strong defense that did not allow any attempts so far in this tournament, and turned back 19-0.
Gosho was defeated for the first time in the tournament in the second half when he was tired, but won 26: 7 and advanced to the final in five tournaments.
Gosho Kogyo Kohei Yasuda, who grabbed two tries in this match, said, "I took advantage of my strength run to take the try, but I'm not satisfied with it. I want to be more focused on becoming the best in Japan. "
In the second game, Toin Gakuen, which aims to win the "High School Triple Crown" of this year's tournament, and Higashi Fukuoka High School, aiming to win for the first time in three tournaments.
In the first half of the Toin Gakuen, Ryosuke Iizuka made a run from Intercept and scored a try to open first.
In the latter half, he struggled with a quick attack centered on Higashi Fukuoka's Bucks, but with a solid defense, he did not allow any additional points and won 34-7 to advance to the finals for two consecutive games.
Toin Gakuen has won the second championship in nine tournaments, and one more win to the third high school crown in history. Toin Gakuen's captain, Daisuke Ito * player said, "Higashi Fukuoka has a good attack, so I played well as a challenger. I'm proud to be able to fight on the stage of the final, and I will take everything in the next round "
The finals of Gosho Business and Toin Gakuen will be held on the 7th.
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