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OSAKA The stands are empty at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium for the 100th National High School Rugby Tournament, but the quiet cannot quell the enthusiasm of Shigeo Oiwa, a 92-year-old resident here.
To prevent novel coronavirus infections, spectators, including family members of the players, are banned from attending games at the 63-team tournament, which started on Dec. 27 in Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.
Oiwa recalled the time when the entire tournament was called off. That was during World War II, when his childhood was surrounded by death, destruction and uncertainty.
But playing rugby, he said, helped him get through the tough times and led to his lifelong love of the sport.