Kintetsu Hanazono rugby stadium
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Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium (近鉄花園ラグビー場, Kintetsu Hanazono Ragubī-jō) in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. Owned by Kintetsu Corporation, it opened in 1929 and has a capacity of 30,000. It is the stage for the annual National High School Rugby Tournament
held every year at the end of December and has hosted important international, Top League
and Microsoft Cup
games.
Hanazono is the home of the Kintetsu Liners
rugby union team.
Kintetsu had been thinking of selling the stadium, as it was a loss-maker despite subsidies from Higashiosaka city, but now that the Liners have returned to the Top League
for the 2008-9 season the prospect of disposal of this asset has receded.
scored the most tries in a test match at Hanazono with a hat trick for Japan against Georgia. The previous record holder was David Campese
.
National High School Rugby Tournament
The National High School Rugby Tournament is held annually since 1917 at Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium in East Osaka, Japan from the end of December to early January...
held every year at the end of December and has hosted important international, Top League
Top League
The Top League is a professional rugby union league created by the Japan Rugby Football Union to drive up the overall standard and popularity of the sport in the country and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team. The first season was 2003-04 and featured 12 teams...
and Microsoft Cup
Microsoft Cup
The Microsoft Cup is a knock-out Japanese rugby union tournament sponsored by Microsoft Japan, first played in February 2004. For the first three seasons the top eight teams of the Top League participated and it was a separate competition to the Top League, but in 2007 this was cut to the top four...
games.
Hanazono is the home of the Kintetsu Liners
Kintetsu Liners
Kintetsu Liners rugby team are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kintetsu Corporation which was founded in 1929. They have won the All-Japan Championship three times as an amateur team...
rugby union team.
Kintetsu had been thinking of selling the stadium, as it was a loss-maker despite subsidies from Higashiosaka city, but now that the Liners have returned to the Top League
Top League
The Top League is a professional rugby union league created by the Japan Rugby Football Union to drive up the overall standard and popularity of the sport in the country and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team. The first season was 2003-04 and featured 12 teams...
for the 2008-9 season the prospect of disposal of this asset has receded.
World record
On May 14, 2006 Daisuke OhataDaisuke Ohata
Daisuke Ohata is a former Japanese rugby union player. He usually played rugby at wing, and sometimes centre, for Japan national rugby union team. He made his name internationally as a speedy ace in the IRB World Sevens Series, and went on to become a regular member of the national team...
scored the most tries in a test match at Hanazono with a hat trick for Japan against Georgia. The previous record holder was David Campese
David Campese
David Ian Campese , also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player. Campese was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and held the world record for the most tries in test matches until Daisuke Ohata scored his 65th try playing for Japan on 14 May 2006...
.
See also
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- Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...
- Japan national rugby union teamJapan national rugby union teamThe Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
- Top LeagueTop LeagueThe Top League is a professional rugby union league created by the Japan Rugby Football Union to drive up the overall standard and popularity of the sport in the country and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team. The first season was 2003-04 and featured 12 teams...
- 2007-08 Top League2007-08 Top LeagueThe Top League is a semi-professional league at the top of Japanese domestic rugby union, now played between 14 teams like the Super 14 and the Top 14. For the first time from this, the fifth season, timekeepers were introduced...
- Higashi-Hanazono StationHigashi-Hanazono StationHigashi-Hanazono Station is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the nearest station to Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium.-Building:...
- KintetsuKintetsu, named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise...
Nara Line