The rugby top league, whose opening was postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, started on the 20th, and Panasonic, to which Kenki Fukuoka, who is planning to retire from active duty only this season to become a doctor, belongs to 55 to 14. I won Ricoh.
The rugby top league was postponed for about a month after it was confirmed that players and officials of multiple teams tested positive for the new coronavirus just before the originally scheduled opening in the middle of last month. ..
Five games were played in the top league that started on the 20th, of which Panasonic, to which Fukuoka player who has decided to retire only this season to become a doctor, will play against Ricoh at the Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in Tokyo. did.
Immediately after the start of the match, Panasonic allowed the first move due to a mistake, but it turned around with a try by flanker Shunsuke Nunomaki and finished the first half with a 20-7 point difference.
Panasonic continued to score points even in the second half, and in the 23rd minute Fukuoka took a pass near the opponent's goal and decided the try as it was, and in the second half alone, he gave five tries and pushed Ricoh away.
Panasonic won the opening round 55-14.
Other match results
The Rugby Top League, which had been postponed due to the effects of the new coronavirus, started on the 20th, about a month later than originally planned, and five games were played.
The rugby top league was postponed for about a month after it was confirmed that players and officials of multiple teams tested positive for the new coronavirus just before the originally scheduled opening in the middle of last month. ..
Also, starting next season, a new league will be created, so it will be the last time it will be held in its current form.
Other match results.
▽ Kobe Steel vs. NEC, Kobe Steel won 47-38.
▽ Toyota Motor vs. Toshiba, Toyota Motor won the competition 34 to 33.
▽ NTT Communications vs. Honda, NTT Communications won 41-13.
▽ Kubota vs. Munakata Sanix was won by Kubota 43-17.
In this season's top league, 16 teams will be divided into two groups to play a league match, and then a playoff tournament will be held with 20 teams including the top 4 teams from the top challenge league at the bottom to determine the winning team.