48th All Japan Rugby Football Championship


The 2011 The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship starts on Feb 6th and finishes with the final on Feb 27th.

Qualifying

Top League

The top four teams in the Top League automatically qualifying for the competition competed in the playoffs for the Top League playoff title and a place in the Semi-Finals of the Championship.
Sanyo Wild Knights and Suntory Sungoliath eventually competed in the final, with Sanyo Wild Knights winning 28-23. As finalists this gained them automatic entry to the Championship Semi-finals.
The Top League Wildcard Tournament was contested by the fifth to tenth teams in the final Top League table for the last two Top League places in the Championship. This was competed by and eventually taken by Kobelco Steelers and NEC Green Rockets.

Top Challenge One

In the Top Challenge One series, Canon Eagles, NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes, Kyushu Denryoku Voltex from Top Challenge One and Honda Heat competed over 3 rounds to gain the Top Challenge One place. This was eventually won by NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes.

University

In the 47th Japan National University Rugby Championship final Teikyo University defeated Waseda University 17-12. Both teams gain entry to the Championship as finalists.

Club

In the 18th All Japan Rugby Club Championship, Tamariba beat Hokkaido Barbarians 24-22 to gain the Top Club side entry to this Championship.

Qualifying Teams

First Round

RoundDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
FirstFeb 6, 2011 14:00
Toshiba Brave Lupus21 – 10
NEC Green RocketsHanazono,
Osaka
7,081
FirstFeb 6, 2011 14:00
Teikyo University74 – 3
Tamariba ClubChichibunomiya,
Tokyo
8,178
FirstFeb 6, 2011 12:00
Waseda University43 – 66
NTT DoCoMo Red HurricanesChichibunomiya,
Tokyo
7,675
FirstFeb 6, 2011 12:00
Kobelco Steelers27 – 17
Toyota VerblitzHanazono,
Osaka
5,996

Quarter Final

RoundDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
Quarter FinalFeb 13, 2011 14:00
Toshiba Brave Lupus43 – 10
Teikyo UniversityChichibunomiya,
Tokyo
7,870
Quarter FinalFeb 13, 2011 12:00
NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes0 – 38
Kobelco SteelersChichibunomiya,
Tokyo
6,587

Semi Final

and Sanyo Wild Knights bypass the first two rounds into the semi-finals by reaching the final of the Top League Playoffs this year.
RoundDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
Semi FinalFeb 19, 2011 14:00
Sanyo Wild Knights33 – 21
Toshiba Brave LupusChichibunomiya,
Tokyo
7,372
Semi FinalFeb 19, 2011 14:00
Suntory Sungoliath37 – 33
Kobelco SteelersHanazono,
Osaka
5,718

Final

RoundDateWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance
FinalFeb 27, 2011 14:00
Suntory Sungoliath37 – 20
Sanyo Wild KnightsChichibunomiya,
Tokyo
14,477