SANIX World Rugby Youth Tournament 2021

The famous SANIX World Rugby Youth Tournament will be held in 2021 with only domestic Japanese youth rugby teams it has been confirmed.

The rugby tournament is co-sponsored by the Japan Rugby Football Union and organised by the Kyushu Rugby Football Union and Fukuoka Prefecture Rugby Football Union.

SANIX World Rugby Youth Tournament

The school’s rugby tournament is regarded as a very prestigious international schools rugby event and is traditionally held during the Golden Week holidays in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.

The annual tournament was cancelled in 2020 due to the global pandemic.

Which teams will play SANIX in 2021?

The Boys traditionally have held an XVs tournament while the girls play a sevens rugby tournament. With the 2021 edition being a domestic SANIX tournament, the organisers confirmed there will be boys and girls Japanese rugby teams playing.

There are 12 Boys XVs teams:

The Boys will play from April 28th – May 5th. The qualifying league rounds played on April 28th and May 3rd, while the Ranking Tournament League (finals) will be played from 2-5 May 2021.

• Kokugakuin Tochigi High School (Tochigi)
• Tokai comes Sagami High School (Kanagawa)
• Chubu University Kasugaoka high school (Aichi)
• Kyoto Nariakira High School (Kyoto)
• Tokai comes Osaka Osshahoshi High School (Osaka)
• Sho Gakuen High School (Osaka)
• Osaka Kirikage High School (Osaka)
• Tenri High School (Nara)
• Iwami Chisuikan High School (Shimane)
• Saga Technical High School (Saga)
• Nagasaki Hokuyodai High School (Nagasaki)
• Higashi Fukuoka High School (Fukuoka)

(The names are based on online translations from the tournament website)

There are 8 Girls Sevens teams:

The girls will play from April 28th – 29th.

• Chiba Pegasus / Reisawa (Chiba)
• Brave Louve (Tokyo)
• Kanto Gakuin Rokuura High School (Kanagawa)
• Mie PEARLS (Mie)
• Kyoto Seisho High School (Kyoto)
• Iwami Chisuikan High School (Shimane)
• Saga Women’s Rugby Football Club (Saga)
• Fukuoka Ladies Rugby Football Club (Fukuoka)

(The names are based on online translations from the tournament website)

You can read more about the teams from 2019 here and the results here.

Can you watch the SANIX Rugby Youth Tournament 2021?

On the tournament website, they have said that with the cooperation of the Fukuoka Sports Promotion Foundation, there will be live video streams of the tournament in Japan.

JRFU confirmed that “Fans looking to watch the tournament will be able to tune in via live streaming and the competition will also be shown domestically in Japan on J SPORTS.”

• Venue: Global Arena 46-1 Yoshidome, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka , Japan
• Dates: April 28 – May 5 2021

Rugby Tournaments Across Asia 2021-2022

• Bangkok International Rugby 10s 2022.
• Your Guide to the Asia Rugby 2021 Competitions.
• Tokyo Olympics Games Rugby Sevens.
• Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2021.