45th All Japan Rugby Football Championship
# 45th All Japan Rugby Football Championship

The 2008 The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai)

First round consist of the top two University sides from the All Japan University Rugby Championship against the top Club Champion and the Top Challenger Series winner.

Quarter-finals bring in the third and fourth placed Top League teams.

Semi-finals bring in the top two Top League teams who played in the Microsoft Cup. The winners of these games compete in the final.

## Qualifying Teams

* Top League Microsoft Cup Finalists - Suntory Sungoliath, Sanyo Wild Knights
* Top League Third and Fourth - Toshiba Brave Lupus, Toyota Verblitz
* All Japan University Rugby Championship - Keio University RFC, Waseda University
* Japan Rugby Club Champion - Tamariba Club
* Top Challenger Series - Kintetsu Liners

## Knockout stages

### First round

| Round | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First | Feb 23, 2008 12:00 | Kintetsu Liners | 45 – 14 | Keio University RFC | Chichibunomiya, Tokyo | n/a |
| First | Feb 23, 2008 14:00 | Waseda University RFC | 48 – 0 | Tamariba Club | Chichibunomiya, Tokyo | n/a |

### Quarter-finals

| Round | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quarter-final | March 1, 2008 12:00 | Toyota Verblitz | 53 – 43 | Kintetsu Liners | Chichibunomiya, Tokyo | n/a |
| Quarter-final | March 1, 2008 14:00 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | 47 – 24 | Waseda University RFC | Chichibunomiya, Tokyo | n/a |

### Semi-finals

| Round | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Semi-final | March 8, 2008 14:00 | Suntory Sungoliath | 25 – 14 | Toshiba Brave Lupus | Chichibunomiya, Tokyo | n/a |
| Semi-final | March 8, 2008 14:00 | Sanyo Wild Knights | 25 – 24 | Toyota Verblitz | Hanazono, Osaka | n/a |

### Final

| Round | Date | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Final | March 16, 2008 14:00 | Sanyo Wild Knights | 40 – 18 | Suntory Sungoliath | Chichibunomiya, Tokyo | n/a |
