The 2014 All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi-Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) took place from February 16 up to the final on March 9.
Qualifying
Top League The top four teams (Panasonic Wild Knights, Suntory Sungoliath, Kobelco Steelers, Toshiba Brave Lupus) in the 2013–14 Top League automatically qualified for the competition, and competed in a playoff competition.
Panasonic Wild Knights and Suntory Sungoliath eventually played in the Final, with Panasonic Wild Knights winning 45-22. As Top League finalists they gained automatic entry to the Championship Semi-finals.
The Top League Wildcard Tournament was contested by the fifth to twelfth teams in the final table for the last two places for this league in the Championship. These places were eventually taken by Toyota Verblitz and Yamaha Júbilo.
University In the 50th Japan National University Rugby Championship final Teikyo University defeated Waseda University 41-34. Both teams gained entry to the Championship as finalists, the two beaten semi-finalists Keio University and Tsukuba University also qualified.http://jrfu.org/jrfu/index.php/latest/item/181-50th-japan-national-university-rugby-championship-final 50th Japan National University Rugby Championship Final
Qualifying Teams
Top League Playoff Finalists - Panasonic Wild Knights, Suntory Sungoliath Top League Playoff Semi-Finalists - Kobelco Steelers, Toshiba Brave Lupus Top League Wild Card Playoff - Yamaha Júbilo, Toyota Verblitz All Japan University Rugby Championship - Teikyo University, Waseda University All Japan University Rugby Championship Semi-Finalists - Keio University, Tsukuba University
Knockout stages http://www.rugby-japan.jp/national/schedule2971.html Official JRFU Scores and Details (Japanese)
First round
DateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendanceFeb 16, 2014 11:40Waseda University16 – 36Yamaha JúbiloChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,Tokyo6,077Feb 16, 2014 14:05Teikyo University13 – 38Toyota VerblitzChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,Tokyo7,043Feb 16, 2014 12:00Keio University0 – 100Kobelco SteelersKintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium,Osaka3,326Feb 16, 2014 14:05University of Tsukuba26 – 69Toshiba Brave LupusKintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium,Osaka3,671
Quarter-final
DateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendanceFeb 23, 2014 11:40Toshiba Brave Lupus24 – 21Toyota VerblitzChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,Tokyo7,382Feb 23, 2014 14:05Yamaha Júbilo26 – 28Kobelco SteelersChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,Tokyo9,711
Semi-final
Panasonic Wild Knights and Suntory Sungoliath bypassed the first two rounds into the semi-finals by reaching the final of the Top League playoffs in 2015.
DateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendanceMar 1, 2014 14:05Suntory Sungoliath24 – 25Toshiba Brave LupusKintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium,Osaka3,384Mar 1, 2014 14:05Kobelco Steelers5 – 46Panasonic Wild KnightsKomazawa Olympic Park Stadium,Tokyo3,025
Final
DateWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueAttendanceMar 9, 2014 14:05Toshiba Brave Lupus21 – 30Panasonic Wild KnightsNational Olympic Stadium,Tokyo19,571
See also All-Japan Rugby Football Championship Rugby Union in Japan
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