The 55th and final Company Clubs Rugby Football Championship will be contested between Toshiba Fuchu and Suntory following two tight semifinals on Sunday. At Hanazono Stadium, Osaka, Toshiba beat Ricoh 21-14, while Suntory beat NEC 35-23 at Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo.
Kiyonori Tanaka of Suntory scores a try during Sunday's Company Clubs Rugby Football Championship semifinal match against NEC at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Stadium.
The two teams have already met this year in the Kanto League with Suntory showing amazing resilience to fight back from 38-5 down to eventually win the game 45-38. With the final being played at the National Stadium next Saturday, the Japan Rugby Football Union will be hoping for a similar game as the amateur era comes to an end.
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