49th All Japan Rugby Football Championship

49th All Japan Rugby Football Championship
Countries	Japan
Champions	Suntory Sungoliath
Runners-up	Sanyo Wild Knights
Attendance
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The 2012 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) took place from Feb 25th up to the final on March 18th.

The top four teams (Suntory Sungoliath, Sanyo Wild Knights, Toshiba Brave Lupus, NEC Green Rockets) in the 2011–12 Top League automatically qualified for the competition, and competed in a playoff competition.

Sanyo Wild Knights and Suntory Sungoliath eventually played in the Final, with Suntory Sungoliath winning 47-28. As Top League finalists they gained automatic entry to the Championship Semi-finals.

The Top League Wildcard Tournament was contested by the fifth to tenth teams in the final table for the last two places for this league in the Championship. This was competed by (Kintetsu Liners, Kobe Steelers, Ricoh Black Rams, Yamaha Júbilo, NTT Shining Arcs, Toyota Verblitz) and eventually taken by Kobe Steelers and Yamaha Júbilo.

In the 2011–12 Challenge series, the teams from Top Challenge One (Canon Eagles, Toyota Industries Shuttles, Kyushu Denryoku Voltex) and Kubota Spears (Top Challenge Two Winner) competed over 3 rounds to gain the first place (as Top Challenger One) for qualification to the Championship. This was eventually won by Canon Eagles.

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