All-Japan Collegiate Rugby Championship Doshisha overwhelms Fukuoka Tech to advance to quarterfinals – Rugby Republic

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2022.12.11

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WTB Hitoshi Ashizuka of Doshisha University advances with the ball in his hand (Photo: Akihiro Sanami)

The 59th National University Rugby Championship entered the third round, and on December 11th, Doshisha University (Kansai University A League, 3rd place) and Fukuoka Institute of Technology (Kyushu Student League A, 1st place) at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka City. Doshisha University defeated Fukuoka Institute of Technology, who had won the first round, with a score of 62-17.

In the 11th minute of the first half, a player from Fukuoka Institute of Technology was sent out for 10 minutes due to an intentional foul, and immediately following that, Doshisha University went deep into the enemy territory and pushed in with a mall from the lineout to take the lead. In the 15th minute, he put pressure on the opposing forwards, who were down to seven, with a scrum to get a penalty, and scored another goal with a lineout maul.

Fukuoka Institute of Technology entered the enemy’s 22m line several times, but Doshisha University’s defense was solid.

In the 30th minute, Doshisha University took the initiative, and in the 30th minute, the opponent failed to line out, creating a chance for WTB Kotaro Omori to score a try. In the 36th minute, SO Taima Oshima broke through and connected to NO8 Keion Hayashi to widen the point difference. SO Oshima’s goal kicks were also good, and in the first half alone, they had a big lead of 35-0.

Doshisha added 4 tries in the second half.

Fukuoka Institute of Technology was defeated, but in the 46th minute (6th minute of the second half), LO Tatsumi Kosugi scored the team’s first try with a counter-attack, and in the 70th minute, PR Shugen Nabeshima finished with a powerful rush. In the 78th minute, PR Shoichi Okimoto pushed into the in-goal with a quick attack following getting a PK in a scrum, and scored three tries to show the spirit of the Kyushu champions.

Doshisha University, who won, advanced to the quarterfinals and will challenge Teikyo University (Kanto University A, 1st place) aiming for consecutive titles at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on December 25th.