rugby clubChubu Electric Power
2025 National Adult Rugby Football Tournament Third Place Match
January 24th (Saturday) New Nippon Gas Ball Game Meadow
| game | Chubu Electric Power | Daigas Struggers |
|---|---|---|
| first half | 10 | 21 |
| second half | 17 | 17 |
| total | 27 | 38 |
Participating members
| position | player | position | player | position | player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunichi Mayama | 9 | Kenta Nishikawa | 17 | Yu Honma |
| 2 | Ryohei Kii | 10 | Kanata Tsuda | 18 | Tenra Suzuki |
| 3 | Yangtze River Youyou | 11 | Katsuki Tsuruta | 19 | Kento Sato |
| 4 | Tebeita Gensuke | 12 | Masanori Inoue | 20 | Masato Hongo |
| 5 | Yosuke Kuwata | 13 | Ryousei Fujimoto | 21 | Masaki Matsuyama |
| 6 | Totaro Okudaira | 14 | Hiroshi Nonoyama | 22 | Shigeki Nagano |
| 7 | Yasuo Suzuki | 15 | Tsukasa Tanigawa | 23 | Kaito Nakamura |
| 8 | Yuta Kito | 16 | Six cars Gao Ning |
Player substitution/replacement
| time | player |
|---|---|
| 27 minutes in the first half | 3 Yusuke Nagae → 17 Yu Honma |
| 17 minutes in the second half | 1 Bunichi Mayama → 16 Rokusha Goning |
| 17 minutes in the second half | 8 Yuta Kito → 20 Masato Hongo |
| 17 minutes in the second half | 14 Hiroshi Nonoyama → 23 Kaito Nakamura |
| 17 minutes in the second half | 17 Yu Honma → 18 Tenra Suzuki |
| 26 minutes in the second half | 7 Yasuo Suzuki → 19 Kento Sato |
| 26 minutes in the second half | 9 Kenta Nishikawa → 21 Masaki Matsuyama |
| 26 minutes in the second half | 12 Regular Inoue → 22 Shigeki Nagano |
The 3rd place match for the 2025 National Adult Rugby Football Tournament (hereinafter referred to as the National Adult Rugby Football Tournament) was held under cloudy winter skies at New Nippon Gas Ball Game Meadow against Daigas Struggers (hereinafter referred to as Daigas).
Chubu Electric Power worked as a team to win this season’s final match.
The match started with Chubu Electric Power’s kickoff.
In the 6th minute of the first half, SO Tsuda aimed for a penalty goal due to a foul by Ogas and was successful.
Chubu Electric Power takes the lead.
After that, Chubu Electric Power responded to Ogas’ energetic attack, and the match progressed in Ogas’ space.
Ogas scored three consecutive tries in the 14th, 23rd, and 27th minutes of the first half.
Chubu Electric Power finally started to gain some momentum towards the end of the first half.
Then, in the 40th minute of the first half, there was a turnover on the lineout of the big gas ball around 22 meters from the big gas team, and in the end, PR Mayama jumped in for a try.
After that, there was a back-and-forth battle, and the first half ended.
The score in the first half was Chubu Electric Power 10-21, with Ogas in the lead.
Unable to let things go like this, Chubu Electric Power came together at halftime to focus on what they needed to do as a team to turn the game around in the second half.
In the second half, Chubu Electric Power wanted to score first, but they were unable to stop the momentum of Ogas.
10 minutes into the second half, Ogas got a try and widened the point difference.
In the 15th minute of the second half, Ogas was able to score a penalty goal due to his own foul.
After that, there will be a period when Chubu Electric Power will attack.
18 minutes into the second half, a kick pass from SO Tsuda to FB Tanigawa was perfectly executed for a try.
In the 21st minute of the second half, they launched a series of attacks from the lineout around 22m from the Big Gas line, and in the end, LO Terakita broke through and tried.
In the 25th minute of the second half, SO Tsuda scored a penalty goal after a foul near the halfway line, and with one more try they were close enough to turn the game around.
While they were in the mood to catch up, their own foul caused the momentum to shift towards the big gas.
In the 39th minute of the second half, a try was taken away by Ogas and all was lost.
After that, Ogas kept the ball and finally kicked it outside to the side.
The final score was Chubu Electric Power 27-38, a victory for Taigas and Taigas.
Kii HC announced the MOM for this match, and SO Tsuda, who led the team with his brilliant kicks, was selected.
The season ended without a victory in the final match.
Thank you very much for your support this season.
Next season, we will work hard as a team to overcome this season’s challenges and show that we have grown, so we appreciate your continued support.
