No quitting and no panicking. Those are championship qualities, and the Seagulls proved they have both in Japanese football's annual showcase event.
The reigning national champion Obic Seagulls completely stole the show, scoring 27 points, in the final quarter as they defeated the collegiate champion Kwansei Gakuin University 38-28 in the 65th Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday afternoon.
Quarterback Shun Sugawara guided the Seagulls' 325-yard offensive attack, engineering their surge late in the game, to bring an unprecedented fifth Rice Bowl title as an X League club.