In the national high school selection rugby tournament, the final scheduled by Hyogo's Hotoku Gakuen and Higashi Fukuoka High School was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but League One Panasonic provided the ground and both schools A practice match was held by.
The national high school selection rugby tournament was scheduled to be held on the 31st at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama Prefecture by Hotoku Gakuen vs. Higashi Fukuoka.
However, because Higashi-Fukuoka declined due to the influence of the new coronavirus positive from the teams that had played so far, the final was canceled and Hotoku Gakuen won the first victory as a bye by the rules of the tournament.
Following the lack of the final, League One Panasonic, which has a training facility next to the Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, provided a ground to realize a canceled match for the players, and on the morning of the 31st. A practice match was held at both schools from 11:00.
Panasonic decided to hold the match after confirming the negatives of all the players in Higashi Fukuoka.
The match was broadcast on "YouTube", Hotoku Gakuen took the first try, and then Higashi Fukuoka, who turned around, won 37:10.
The players of both teams shook hands at the end of the match and praised each other's good fights.