The Japan American Football Association will hold the "Rice Bowl", in which the representatives of working people and students play against each other to decide the best American football in Japan, from next year only by working people because the difference in ability between working people and students will widen and it will be dangerous. I decided that.
The "Rice Bowl," which was held on January 3rd every year and celebrated its 74th anniversary, was initially an all-star match between the east and west of the university, but since 1984, it has been the best in Japan for the representatives of working adults and students. It was changed to a tournament to decide.
With the current method, the total of 38 competitions is 26 wins for the adult representative and 12 wins for the student representative, but recently the adult representative has won for 12 consecutive years, and the difference in ability is widening at present. It has been pointed out that the difference in physical strength is large and dangerous.
On the 30th, the Japan American Football Association held an extraordinary board meeting online to discuss what the "Rice Bowl" should be, and decided to change the current format and hold it as a championship deciding match for working adults from next year. ..
The Japan American Football Association has concluded that "in order to increase the value of the competition and attract more attention, it is necessary to make it the highest level game in Japan as a championship deciding match for working people. With a new framework, I would like to promote activities to improve the value of the entire competition. "