It looks like Hotoku Gakuen in Nishinomiya, Hyogo has made it to the national rugby finals for the first time.(I was a bit tired and half-asleep when writing the article yesterday, and I accidentally wrote “Gakuen Gakuin.” Sorry about that m(__)m)
Here it is↓
From the official website of Hotoku Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
Twitter↓
🔥白熱の準決勝🔥
天理 12-26 報徳学園報徳学園が初の決勝進出‼️
天理の粘り強いDFも見事でした👏試合前に花園で上映したムービーを公開します❗決勝もぜひ会場・放送で声援をお願いします‼️
地上波放送 午後2時📺️https://t.co/xVwbmykAtt#高校ラグビー#報徳学園#天理 pic.twitter.com/1f330npRSz
— MBS全国高校ラグビー (@RugbyMBS) January 5, 2023
They apparently beat Tenri 12-26 in the semifinal match on January 5! Details such as the match result and player names are listed here.
You can watch it on MBS from 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7. I think you can also watch the livestream here.
Just in case, here’s the map for Hotoku↓
The address is 5-28-19 Kamioichi, Nishinomiya, Hyogo.
In Closing
In American football, Kwansei Gakuin won the championship last time too, and if Hotoku wins in rugby as well, it feels like Nishinomiya’s name recognition will rise again. Since people across Japan probably don’t really associate Hotoku with Nishinomiya, I went ahead and put “[Nishinomiya] Hotoku” in the article title. Let’s cheer them on: Go, Nishinomiya’s Hotoku!!
