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The Hachioji CampusRugby Football Club won the Kanto University A-League Championship for the 11th time in a row for the second year in a row.

On Sunday, November 20, 2022, the Teikyo University Rugby Football Club won 29-13 in the Kanto University A League match against Meiji University held at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium (Minato-ku, Tokyo) for the second consecutive year of 11. We won the championship for the second time.

Unfortunately, the all-out showdown held in the weather allowed the first goal, but soon Shinya Komura (Faculty of Medical Technology 2nd year) scored a try, and Mikiya Takamoto ( Faculty of Medical Technology 4th year, vice-general) succeeded in converting kicks and reversed. In the match, the forwards of TUFS dominated Meiji University from start to finish with a spirited scrum, and the match proceeded at the pace of TUFS. The BK team also endured tenaciously even when they were attacking to the goal line of their own half, and there were many occasions when they switched to attacking. In the second half, Komura scored another solo try from an interception to make it 19-6, followed by Yoshikasa Nimura (Faculty of Medical Technology 4th year), who received a pass from the lineout, cut sharply, and finally Akihito Okui ( Faculty of Medical Technology 3 years) scored a try to extend the lead to 26-6.

After showing strong tackles and scrums throughout the match, our university won the match 29-13, earning 30 points with a difference of 3 tries, and won the championship for the 2nd year in a row and the 11th time with the final game remaining. Tomokazu Soma, head coach of the university's Rugby Football Club, who won the championship in the first year of his appointment, said, "Today, we were able to play a tense match, just like a university championship. I feel that I was able to form a scrum that will have a big impact in that situation.It's been an important year for the 4th graders.I'm really happy that we won one by one.Although we're looking ahead to the university championships. , Until now and from now on, I think I will definitely remember this first year."

Vice Captain Takamoto, who led the team to victory as the game captain in place of Chihiro Matsuyama (4th-year student, captain of the Faculty of Medical Technology), who was absent due to an injury, said, "After losing to Meiji University in the spring, the whole team worked hard. I have been working on both defense and attack in detail, so I think I was able to show some good points in defense today.This year, compared to last year, the entire team is conscious of teamwork. For example, when we score a try, we celebrate together, and when we make a mistake, we encourage each other. The next match will be the Kanto University A League match against Keio University on Saturday, December 3rd. We have won the championship, but we will aim for a complete victory, and after that, we will aim to become the best university in Japan, so please continue to support us.

The schedule for the 59th National University Rugby Football Championship is as follows.
Quarterfinals December 25, 2022 (Sunday) 14:00 match start Venue: Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Semifinal January 2, 2023 (Monday) 14:40 match start Venue: National Stadium
Final Sunday, January 8, 2023 13:15 match start Venue: National Stadium

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