The 56th National University Championship
The final of the 56th National University Championship was played on Saturday, 11 January 2020 at the new National Stadium in Tokyo. In a free-running match, Waseda University beat Meiji University 45-35 after they led 31-0 at halftime. This was their first title since 2008, and their sixteenth overall.
Final
Waseda University 45 – Meiji University 35
Date: Saturday, 11 January 2020
Venue: National Stadium, Tokyo
Kick-off: 14:30
Halftime: Waseda University 31 – Meiji University 0
Attendance: 57,345
Full Results
Semi-finals
Meiji University 29 d Tokai University 10
Date: Thursday, 2 January 2020
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo
Kick-off: 14:10
Waseda University 52 d Tenri University 14
Date: Thursday, 2 January 2020
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo
Kick-off: 12:20
Quarterfinals
Tokai University 24 d University of Tsukuba 3
Date: Saturday, 21 December 2019
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo
Kick-off: 12:05
Meiji University 22 d Kwansei Gakuin University 14
Date: Saturday, 21 December 2019
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo
Kick-off: 14:05
Waseda University 57 d Nihon University 14
Date: Saturday, 21 December 2019
Venue: Higashi Osaka Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Kick-off: 12:05
Tenri University 58 d Ryutsu Keizai University 28
Date: Saturday, 21 December 2019
Venue: Higashi Osaka Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Kick-off: 14:05
Round Three
Kwansei Gakuin University 38 d Asahi University 19
Date: Sunday, 15 December 2019
Venue: Higashi Osaka Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Kick-off: 12:00
University of Tsukuba 48 d Doshisha University 17
Date: Sunday, 15 December 2019
Venue: Higashi Osaka Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Kick-off: 14:00
Ryutsu Keizai University 43 d Teikyo University 39
Date: Sunday, 15 December 2019
Venue: Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama
Kick-off: 12:00
Nihon University 24 d Kyoto Sangyo University 19
Date: Sunday, 15 December 2019
Venue: Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Saitama
Kick-off: 14:00
Round Two
Asahi University 49 d Kyushu Kyoritsu University 19
Date: Sunday, 8 December 2019
Venue: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture
Round One
Asahi University 86 d Hachinohe Gakuin University 21
Date: Sunday, 24 November 2019
Venue: Gifu Memorial Centre Ground, Gifu prefecture