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The All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships (全国大学ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 – ''Zenkoku Daigaku Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai'') have been held annually since 1964 to determine the top university rugby team.
In 1964 only 4 teams competed. From 1965 to 1992 there were 8 teams and finally expanding to 16 teams from 1993 onwards.
– Waseda University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Meiji University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Kanto Gakuin University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Doshisha University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Hosei University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Keio University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Daito Bunka University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Nippon Sport Science University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Teikyo University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Tokai University Rugby Club Website (Japanese) *
Japanese Rugby, official page
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Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) official page (Old Site)
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Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) official page (New Site)
{{Rugby union in Japan All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Student sport in Japan Rugby union competitions in Japan Recurring sporting events established in 1964 1964 establishments in Japan
The All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships (全国大学ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 – ''Zenkoku Daigaku Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai'') have been held annually since 1964 to determine the top university rugby team.
In 1964 only 4 teams competed. From 1965 to 1992 there were 8 teams and finally expanding to 16 teams from 1993 onwards.
Qualifying
1964 * Kanto Taiko League – Top 2 teams * Kansai League – Top 2 teams 1965–1992 * Kanto Taiko League and Kanto League – Top 4 teams * Kansai League – Top 2 teams * Kyushuu League – Winner Then there is a 3rd place in the Kansai League which is decided in a playoff between the 3rd place Kansai League team and the top Tokai League team. 1993–present * Kanto Taiko League – Top 4 finishers * Kanto League – Top 5 finishers * Kansai League – Top 4 finishers * Kyushuu League – Winner Then there is a 5th place in the Kanto Taiko League and the Kansai League which is decided in playoffs of the 5th placed team in the league and winners of other regional university leagues.Finalists
In 1968 ( Keio vs Waseda), 1985 ( Keio vsMeiji
Meiji, the romanization of the Japanese characters 明治, may refer to:
Japanese history
* Emperor Meiji, Emperor of Japan between 1867 and 1912
** Meiji era, the name given to that period in Japanese history
*** Meiji Restoration, the revolution ...
) and 1988 (Daito Bunka University
is a private university with two campuses: one at Itabashi in Tokyo and the other at Higashi Matsuyama in Saitama, Japan. The university is known for its sports program, which is renowned in rugby and distance running, with the Ekiden team c ...
vs Meiji
Meiji, the romanization of the Japanese characters 明治, may refer to:
Japanese history
* Emperor Meiji, Emperor of Japan between 1867 and 1912
** Meiji era, the name given to that period in Japanese history
*** Meiji Restoration, the revolution ...
) the finals ended in a draw and the title was shared.
All-Japan University Rugby Championships finals
See also
Universities: *Waseda University
Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ...
* Meiji University
is a Private university, private research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally founded as Meiji Law School () by three lawyers in 1881, it became a university in April 1920.
As of May 2023, Meiji has 32,261 undergradu ...
* Kanto Gakuin University
is a private university located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
History
It traces its roots to The Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama established by Albert Arnold Bennett, a missionary of the American Baptist Churches, American Baptist ...
* Doshisha University
, also referred to as , is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. Established in 1875, it is one of Japan's oldest private institutions of higher learning, and has approximately 30,000 students enrolled on four campuses in Kyoto. It is one of Japa ...
* Hosei University
formerly known as Tokyo University of Law (東京法学社, Tokyo Hogakusha) is a top research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Hosei University and four other private universities in Tokyo are collectively known as "MARCH (Japanese univers ...
* Keio University
, abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...
* Daito Bunka University
is a private university with two campuses: one at Itabashi in Tokyo and the other at Higashi Matsuyama in Saitama, Japan. The university is known for its sports program, which is renowned in rugby and distance running, with the Ekiden team c ...
* Nippon Sport Science University
, abbreviated as , is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni. ...
* Teikyo University
is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi, Tokyo, Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo shogyo, Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teik ...
* Tokai University
is a private non-sectarian higher education institution located in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae.
It was accredited under Japan's old educational system in 1946 and under the new system in 1950. In 2008, Tokai Uni ...
* Rugby Union in Japan
Rugby union in Japan is a moderately popular sport. Japan has the fourth largest population of rugby union players in the world and the sport has been played there for over a century. There are 125,000 Japanese rugby players, 3,631 official rugby ...
References
External links
– Waseda University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Meiji University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Kanto Gakuin University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Doshisha University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Hosei University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Keio University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Daito Bunka University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Nippon Sport Science University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Teikyo University Rugby Club Website (Japanese)
– Tokai University Rugby Club Website (Japanese) *
Japanese Rugby, official page
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Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) official page (Old Site)
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Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) official page (New Site)
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...