The national high school rugby tournament was held at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka on the 9th, and Toin Gakuen in Kanagawa defeated Kyoto Seisho High School 32 to 15 to win the tournament for the second time in a row.
This year's tournament, which celebrated its 100th anniversary, has 63 schools, the largest number in history, and all games from the first round to the final have been held without spectators as an infection control measure.
In the final on the 9th, Toin Gakuen, who is aiming for consecutive victories, and Kyoto Seisho, who is aiming for the first victory, faced each other. It was.
Then, in the second half of the second half, Toin Gakuen got on the flow at once when Ken Awaihara, who stole the ball from the opponent's pass mistake, decided to try to win.
Then, a strong forward led by Keito Aoki, who is 1 meter and 87 centimeters tall, pushed in and gained an advantage, and after that he added two tries and won 32 to 15.
Toin Gakuen is the third championship for the second consecutive year.
Kenji Sato, the captain of Toin Gakuen, said, "I was happy to be able to win the championship with my friends who have been working hard in Corona. I am grateful that I was able to play the match even in the tough times." I was talking.
On the other hand, Kyoto Seisho advanced to the final for the first time, but he couldn't catch the flow until the end due to a mistake in his strong defense, which allowed only four tries in the five games so far.