The National High School Rugby Tournament opened at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka, and the match was held for the first time in two years, even though restrictions were set for infection control measures against the new coronavirus.
In the 101st tournament, 51 schools that won the prefectural tournament participated, and on the 27th of the first day, the opening ceremony was not held as an infection control measure, and eight games were played in the first round on three grounds.
Last year, due to the spread of the new corona, all games were closed to spectators, but this time, up to 60 people, which each team applied for in advance, are allowed to enter.
In the match between Kousen Catholic High School in Shiga and Sakaide Daiichi High School in Kagawa, which was one of the opening games, the players' families applauded and filmed the video to watch the play.
After the quarter-final on January 3, next year, we plan to allow about 10,000 people, which is half the capacity of the general public, to enter.
In the match, Kousen Catholic took advantage of his speed to take 11 tries and win 69-0, and Hayato Tokai, who decided 3 tries, said, "I am grateful for the support. I thought. I'm glad I was able to bring out my own personality. "
In addition, Mr. Kitsugu, the father of Higashi, said, "I'm glad to see the active children directly. I can't make a voice, so I cheered while screaming in my heart."