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Regarding the representative schools of the National High School Rugby Tournament, which is scheduled to start in December, the executive committee of the tournament will decide the representative school due to the influence of the new coronavirus, if the district tournament cannot be held, the high school of each prefecture = high school It turned out that the Sports Federation had issued a notice to elect a representative school.
The National High School Rugby Tournament will be held from December 27th this year to January 9th next year at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka, and this time, which will be the 100th anniversary tournament, 63 schools, 12 more than usual, will participate. ..
The district tournament to decide the representative school has already been held in some areas from this month, but if the executive committee of the tournament cannot hold the district tournament in the middle due to the influence of the new coronavirus on the 1st of this month, The high-ranking associations of each prefecture have issued a notification requesting the selection of a representative school.
Furthermore, if it is difficult to select a representative school, we are also requesting to decline participation, so we will hold discussions with the Japan Rugby Union and the Kotairen in the future.
The executive committee of the tournament said, "We are in a difficult situation due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but we want to hold the tournament safely."