FW and backs united Osaka Toin deepens confidence National high school rugby by urdu jahan
FW and backs united Osaka Toin deepens confidence National high school rugby
On the 1st, the national high school rugby tournament held the third round at Higashi-Osaka City Hanazono Rugby Stadium, and Osaka Toin (Osaka No. 2) defeated Tokai University Sagami (Kanagawa) with a score of 55-0 and entered the quarterfinals.
If the FW stretches his body to block the opponent's movement, the backs can freely run around the empty space. Osaka Toin overwhelmed Tokai University Sagami with the ideal team rugby.
As coach Ayabe Masashi said, ``We have to go boldly from the first half,'' he immediately scored a try in the 4th minute of the first half, connecting from the ruck.
In the 19th minute, with a 14-point lead, the scrum spread to the left, and co-captain CTB Yamato Ueda (Yamato, 3rd year) received a pass. ``When I have the ball, I try to look in front of me first.
The momentumed team did not slow down their offense and scored four tries each in the first half and second half, keeping the opponent scoreless.
Hanazono is the first national tournament for the current team, but the players are showing growth with each match. “If we can surpass the next one, I think we will become a big team.” The opponent in the quarterfinals, which Manager Ayabe sees as a crucial match, is Kyoto Shigeaki, who was prevented from entering the final eight in the previous tournament.
Another co-captain, Flanker Kazeto Matsuoka (3rd year), said, "I was surprised when I won, but I'm looking forward to it. I still remember my senior's tears of frustration. I want to pay back my debt." I'm ready for revenge.
No East Japan team in the top 8, first national high school rugby after the war
The 102nd National High School Rugby Tournament had 8 games in the 3rd round on the 1st, and the East Japan group disappeared. It was the first time since the war that not a single school from East Japan entered the top eight.
In the 16th round of this tournament, 6 East Japan schools, Kokugakuin Tochigi, Akita Kogaku, Ryutsukei University Kashiwa (Chiba), Kokugakuin Kugayama (Tokyo No. 1), Tokai University Sagami (Kanagawa), Chubu University Kasugaoka (Aichi) was left. In the third round, Kokugakuin Tochigi lost completely to Tokai University Osaka Gyosei (Osaka No. 3), who had also collided in the final of the previous tournament, with a score of 7-22.
It is the first time since the 30th (1950) tournament, when more than 16 schools have participated, that the quarterfinals will be contested only by Western Japan. In the previous tournament, Kokugakuin Tochigi and Toin Gakuen (Kanagawa), which had been in the top 4, were in the top 8.
The reason why the East Japan group did not advance to the quarter-finals in this tournament was due to the selection method of seed schools that was reviewed from the previous tournament.
The seed system was introduced at the 50th (70th) tournament in consideration of the enhancement of the content of the game in the early stages and safety. After the 71st (1991) tournament, when the participating teams became the current principle of 51 schools, a method was adopted in which the 13 seed rights were divided almost equally between the east and west.
From the previous tournament, the east-west division system was abolished, and seed rights were given preferentially to the top 8 of the spring national selection tournament. The remaining 5 frames and the evaluation of A and B will be decided by the selection of the seed committee. In the high school rugby world, the composition of "west high, east low", with many influential schools in western Japan, has continued for many years, and the seed schools in this tournament were only four in eastern Japan, and nine in western Japan.
Toshiya Kiyotsuru, chairman of the tournament seed committee, said, "The elimination of the East-West division of the seed has had an effect, but this tournament has many good games that are evenly matched. Even among the East Japan teams, they have the ability to remain in the top eight. We have a team, so we haven't significantly lost strength."
Increasing year by year? Flocks of pigeons "occupy" Hanazono where fierce battles continue National high school rugby
The 102nd National High School Rugby Tournament is attracting attention as a "rare guest". They are pigeons gathering on the ground of Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashi-Osaka City, where a heated match is taking place.
On the 30th, when the second round was held, before the game started at 9:30 a.m., dozens of birds pecked at the lawn and hung out to warm themselves by burying their necks in their wings.
On this day, pigeons appeared not only on the first ground, but also on the adjacent second ground. In the match in which Nagasaki Hokuyodai defeated Japan Airlines Ishikawa, a long ball kicked by a player grazed a pigeon and caused feathers to soar. Some pigeons were seen flying around chasing the players because they were cut through.
On SNS (internet exchange service), there are comments such as "It's not strange to be able to use pigeons to do local tactics", "It seems that you are teaching a space where there are no players (where it is easy to attack)", and "Grass seeds are pigeons". An analysis was also posted such as "because it is the bait of the
According to the rugby stadium, "I haven't counted, but I think there are more than last year and the year before. So far, there are no complaints from users." Masashi Ayabe, manager of Osaka Toin, who played the match that day, said with a wry smile, "I was so focused that I didn't care about the pigeons. If you say so, there were certainly a lot of them
Pressure, pressure, pressure! Big win Tokyo University advances to finals for consecutive titles at University Rugby Championship
The rugby national university championship had a semi-final on the 2nd at the National Stadium in Tokyo, and Tokyo University (1st place in the Kanto competition) defeated Tsukuba University (5th place) with a score of 71-5.
Show off your strengths and shock your opponents. It was the 25th minute of the first half when the physically overwhelming Tokyo University showed a phenomenal play with a 2-point lead.
My ball scrum around 5 meters from the goal line. When the eight FWs put pressure on the opponent all at once, they pushed it into the in-goal as it was, and NO8 Hidehi Nobuhara (3rd year) held it down to widen the lead. Hooker Hayate Era (3rd year) said, "The opponent was forming a good scrum, so we were talking about keeping pressure. I was conscious of taking a dominant position to form our own scrum."
After that, the FW continued to apply pressure with set plays and crowds, and the backs also surpassed the running power, such as WTB Tomu Takamoto (3 years) taking 2 tries, and attacked until the end.
A total of 11 tries were scored in the first half. CTB captain Chihiro Matsuyama (4th year) said, "The theme was not to relax for 80 minutes before the game. I was able to keep up the pressure with physicals and set plays. ”
Coach Tomokazu Soma will lead the team from this season after taking over the baton from former manager Masayuki Iwade, who led Tokyo University into a powerhouse for 26 years. The commander, who always keeps humble remarks, expressed his enthusiasm for the final, where consecutive victories are at stake, saying, "We want to reconsider ourselves and face the final with everything we can do and everything we have." said. When asked if the results would follow if he could do that, he said, "Because I believed so and prepared for a year." Director Soma's words were full of power.
Waseda's ``Attack Mind'' goes all the way to V for the first time in 3 tournaments University Rugby Championship
The rugby national university championship held the semi-finals at the National Stadium in Tokyo on the 2nd, and Waseda University (3rd place in the Kanto competition) defeated Kyoto University (1st place in Kansai) 34-33.
In contrast to Kyosan University, whose strong runners tried to break through one after another, Waseda University used their wide width to connect passes and penetrate a small space. What accelerated the attack with a good tempo was the “attack mindset” rooted in the team.
In the 14th minute of the second half, when the score was 17-23, they held the ball deep in their own half and started attacking, passing fine passes to the narrow left side, and WTB Reo Matsushita (4th year) sprinted along the touchline to make a big step forward. SH Masanori Miyao (2nd year), who received the turn, ran about 50 meters. The goal kick is also decided and reversed. After that, the opponent scored a PG and allowed the lead again, but in the 27th minute of the second half, the ball was swung to the left and right to create space, and at the end Daisuke Ito (3rd year) of the backs scored a distinguished try. .
One of Waseda's strengths is that they can choose to "attack" slowly and carefully, rather than simply kicking from their own half to gain ground. Captain Masahiko Sagara (4th year) explained, "I've refined my style of attacking mindset, and if there's a chance, I've been trying to turn it around from my own half." Looking back on his own try, Miyao said, ``We made a lot of mistakes, and we didn't have the impression that the opponent was stopping us. .
In the quarterfinals on December 25th last year, he won Meidai 27-21. After winning the big game against his old rival, Director Tatsuhiko Otao revealed that it was not easy to adjust, saying, "(The victory) left a lasting impression, and the atmosphere was a little difficult." Even so, Sagara and others called out to each other, "Kyosan is strong, and it's scary to ride it. Let's face it with the same mindset as the Soumei match."
It was the first time in three tournaments that he won the championship for the 17th time. Coach Otao said, ``We are now able to move the ball to open spaces in our offense based on our plans and the defense of our opponents. Waseda University, which grows stronger with each match, challenges a huge crimson wall in the final of the Tokyo War.
Reunited with a wheelchair mate at Hanazono Tokai University Sagami High School Rugby
"From Sasakawa to Hanazono". On the 1st of the 102nd National High School Rugby Tournament, where fierce battles continued, Tokai University Sagami (Kanagawa) faced the third round with special thoughts. The driving force behind the team's victory in the fiercely contested prefectural qualifiers was flanker Tasuku Sasakawa (1st year), who suffered a dislocated fracture in the cervical vertebrae. He is still paralyzed from the chest down, but is working hard to get back on the field. On this day, Sasakawa sat in the stands of Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashi-Osaka City and watched the match in a wheelchair.
In August 2022, in a practice match held in Sugadaira, Nagano Prefecture, where the training camp was held, Sasakawa was tackled and fell under the ground, and was transported by doctor helicopter and underwent emergency surgery. After that, his teammates went to prefectural qualifying match venues and solicited donations to cover the high medical costs. Manager Yusuke Miki, 45, said, "By believing in Sasakawa's return and supporting him, the club members came together. I've come to appreciate being able to play rugby."
In the prefectural qualifying final, he beat Toin Gakuen, who has won the Hanazono championship. After the match, the captain of Toin Gakuen, who lost, handed a donation box containing donations for Sasakawa to captain Taiyo Uemura (3rd year). Sasakawa worked hard to rehabilitate with the goal of watching the game at Hanazono, and recovered to the point where he could operate a smartphone and communicate easily with manager Miki and others. Before the game that day, when Sasakawa waved his hand toward the ground, his teammates, who saw him for the first time in a while since his injury in August, waved back and pledged good luck.
However, they were completely defeated by Osaka Toin (Osaka No. 2). Captain Uemura said, "It's frustrating that I couldn't show Yu a good performance. But we were able to come to the national stage, Yu worked hard, and it was a reunion thanks to our mutual efforts. 'Team Sagami' is complete." talked. Sasakawa gave a big round of applause, saying, "I was moved and happy that we were playing rugby until the end."
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