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

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