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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 vs Meiji） and 1988 （Daito Bunka University
is a medium-size four-year university with two campuses: one at Itabashi in Tokyo and the other at Higashi Matsuyama in Saitama, Japan. The sports program is strong in rugby and distance running, with the Ekiden (駅伝 えきでん relay road ...
vs Meiji） the finals ended in a draw and the title was shared.
All Japan University Rugby Championships Finals
See also
Universities: *Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.
The university has numerou ...
* Meiji University
, abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-er ...
* 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 Missionary Union, establis ...
* Doshisha University
, mottoeng = Truth shall make you free
, tagline =
, established = Founded 1875,Chartered 1920
, vision =
, type = Private
, affiliation =
, calendar =
, endowment = €1 ...
* Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.
The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha (, i.e. Tokyo association of law), established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō (, i.e. Tokyo school of law ...
* Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword
, type = Private research coeducational higher education institution
, established = 1858
, founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa
, endowmen ...
* Daito Bunka University
is a medium-size four-year university with two campuses: one at Itabashi in Tokyo and the other at Higashi Matsuyama in Saitama, Japan. The sports program is strong in rugby and distance running, with the Ekiden (駅伝 えきでん relay road ...
* 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 ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teikyo Group, a multinational ...
* 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 Un ...
* 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
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...