The national high school rugby tournament will be held at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on the 8th, and B seed aiming for the first victory. Kokugakuin Tochigi will face A-seed Tokai Daishosei (Osaka No. 2) aiming for the sixth victory. [Breaking Score] High School Rugby 2021>
Kokugakuin Tochigi, which continues to make good progress, made final adjustments in Nara City on the 7th, ahead of the final. Captain Kazuki Shiraishi (3rd year), who has supported the team, was hit by a brain shake in the first match of the tournament and missed the final, but he is entrusting his thoughts to his friends who are approaching one more victory to the top.
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Shiraishi’s eyes show the growth of his friends. There is. He defeated Nagasaki Hokuyodai in the quarter-finals and Toin Gakuen aiming for the third straight victory in the semi-finals, and advanced to the first final on the stage of the 27th Hanazono. “I’ve been fighting hard for 60 minutes in defense and I’m mentally patient.” The regrettable thing is that I am not in it.
He started in the second round of the Matsuyama Seiryo match, but was injured in the 13th minute of the first half. After the match, he was diagnosed with brain shaking, and by regulation he was unable to participate in this tournament.
That night, Director Hajime Yoshioka announced the departure of Shiraishi at a meeting at the dormitory where all the teams gathered. The sobbing voices of my friends spread from the surroundings. The tearful players vowed to “fight to the extent of Shiraishi.” With such a slogan in mind, I climbed the stairs with the 8th strongest and the first 4th strongest since 2011, and finally advanced to the final.
Director Yoshioka said, “The captain is decided by voting between players, but Shiraishi was unanimous. I was on the bench when I was in the second grade. , The player who did not participate. The captain is strong, and the appearance that he shows in his daily life attitude and practice is a model for the team. ” It is regrettable not to be on the stage of the final just to know the hard work of three years.
Shiraishi himself has the same feelings, but his feelings have changed. When practicing set pieces such as lineouts and scrums, the appearance of sending advice to players who enter instead and bundling teams is still the same. After graduating, he went on to Rikkyo University and continued the competition. “I can’t play in the game, but I want you to play slowly.” Continue to speak from the bench. [Hirayama Ren]
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◆ Kazuki Shiraishi Born July 8, 2003, Born in Gunma prefecture. Gunma / Konanchu-Kokugakuin Tochigi. In junior high school, he devoted himself to the competition at Takasaki Rugby School while enrolled in the judo club. The target player is Daiki Hashimoto of League One 1st Division Kobe. 178 cm, 95 kg
