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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Governing body for rugby union in Japan</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-data">1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Asia_Rugby" title="Asia Rugby">Asia Rugby</a> affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data">1968</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Patron</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Princess_Akiko_of_Mikasa" title="Princess Akiko of Mikasa">Princess Akiko of Mikasa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Kensuke_Iwabuchi" title="Kensuke Iwabuchi">Kensuke Iwabuchi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Masato Tsuchida</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Men's coach</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby_union)" title="Eddie Jones (rugby union)">Eddie Jones</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Women's coach</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Lesley_McKenzie" title="Lesley McKenzie">Lesley McKenzie</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.rugby-japan.jp">en.rugby-japan.jp</a><br /><span class="languageicon">(in English)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Japan Rugby Football Union</b> (<b>JRFU</b>; <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">日本ラグビーフットボール協会</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nippon Ragubī Futtobōru Kyōkai</i></span>) is the governing body for <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. It was formed 30 November 1926, and organises matches for the <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan national team</a>. </p><p>The JRFU is currently one of only two federations from outside the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Union_Six_Nations_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby Union Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Rugby_Championship" title="The Rugby Championship">The Rugby Championship</a> with a seat on the executive council of <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a>, the sport's international governing body (the other is <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Canada" title="Rugby Canada">Rugby Canada</a>). Former <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Japanese prime minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Yoshir%C5%8D_Mori" title="Yoshirō Mori">Yoshirō Mori</a> served as the JRFU's current president until 2015, when Tadashi Okamura took over the position.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_background">Historical background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Historical background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Japan#History" title="Rugby union in Japan">Rugby union in Japan § History</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rugby_football_japan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Rugby_football_japan.jpg/250px-Rugby_football_japan.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Rugby_football_japan.jpg/375px-Rugby_football_japan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Rugby_football_japan.jpg/500px-Rugby_football_japan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2125" data-file-height="1591" /></a><figcaption>Rugby game in <a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a>, 1874 with interested locals and Mount Fuji in the background</figcaption></figure> <p>Rugby union was first introduced to Japanese students at <a href="/wiki/Keio_University" title="Keio University">Keio University</a> in Japan by Professor <a href="/wiki/Edward_Bramwell_Clarke" title="Edward Bramwell Clarke">Edward Bramwell Clarke</a> (who was born in <a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Tanaka_Ginnosuke" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanaka Ginnosuke">Tanaka Ginnosuke</a>, both graduates of <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">Cambridge University</a>, in 1899. It had been played at the treaty ports (<a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yokohama" title="Yokohama">Yokohama</a> especially) before that, between teams of long-term foreign residents and visiting ships' crews, garrisons etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tournaments_and_leagues_sponsored">Tournaments and leagues sponsored</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Tournaments and leagues sponsored"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IRB_Junior_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="IRB Junior World Championship">IRB TOSHIBA Junior World Championship</a> 2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanix_World_Rugby_Youth_Invitational_Tournament" title="Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament">Sanix World Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Domestic">Domestic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Domestic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Top_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Top League">Top League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Cup">Microsoft Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Japan_Rugby_Football_Championship" title="All-Japan Rugby Football Championship">All-Japan Rugby Football Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_championship_rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="University championship rugby">University championship rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_High_School_Rugby_Tournament" title="National High School Rugby Tournament">National High School Rugby Tournament</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_World_Cup_2011_bid">Rugby World Cup 2011 bid</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rugby World Cup 2011 bid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With Japan's advantages of a superb infrastructure (stadiums, accommodation and transportation) and the experience of co-staging the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2002 FIFA World Cup">Football World Cup 2002</a> with <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">Korea</a>, the JRFU bid to host the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> in 2011. </p><p>The bid's catchphrase or slogan was "Making Rugby a Truly Global Sport". So far the Rugby World Cup has never been held outside the traditional rugby strongholds of the Northern and Southern hemisphere (the countries involved in the Six Nations and Tri-Nations tournaments). In that sense, the slogan was a justified attempt to grow the game worldwide, and make it a global sport. </p><p>The JRFU gave the following reasons for holding the Rugby World Cup in Japan at a press conference held on 22 September 2004: </p> <dl><dd>1. Rugby was introduced in Japan in 1899, and has a proud history, culture and tradition developed over the past 105 years. Japan is the leading Asian rugby country, and the focal point of rugby in the region.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>2. Japan is the only Union in Asia that has participated in the last five Rugby World Cups.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>3. Japan has the 4th largest number of registered rugby union players in the world (125,508), behind only England, South Africa and France.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>4. Japan offers significant commercial opportunities through established relationships with major corporations based in Japan, including those involved in Top League.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>5. Japan has a proud record of international sporting success, highlighted most recently by its outstanding achievement at the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Olympic Games</a> that surpassed all expectations.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>6. Japan has the state of the art stadiums, infrastructure, systems, and know-how required for a major sporting event such as Rugby World Cup already largely in place, following its successful hosting of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>7. The Government of Japan supports the growth of the game and endorses Japan’s bid to host Rugby World Cup 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Yoshiro_Mori" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoshiro Mori">Yoshiro Mori</a>, who played rugby for many years, is a keen advocate and active supporter of the bid, and a key figure in obtaining political support exercising significant influence.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>8. Japan’s hosting of the World Cup would fulfill the <a href="/wiki/International_Rugby_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="International Rugby Board">IRB</a>’s goal of making rugby a truly global sport. It would increase competition and serve to narrow the existing divide between the Top Tier Nations and the Second Tier Nations for the good of the game in the long term.</dd></dl> <p>However, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> won the hosting rights in 2011 in a process which was later much criticised for lack of transparency as at the last minute the voting was made secret thanks to an Irish RU proposal. Reasons for JRFU not getting the cup were that the Union had never hosted a major rugby tournament before. As well as that, support for rugby in Japan was considered relatively poor, with many foreign players based in Japan commenting on the Top League's low crowd numbers. The biggest factor in preventing Japan winning the bid was believed to be it leaving important bid details until its final presentation in Dublin. Many delegates had been instructed for whom to vote prior to the final bid presentations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_World_Cup_2019">Rugby World Cup 2019</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rugby World Cup 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Having lost out to New Zealand for the 2011 World Cup, Japan put in bids for the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. On 28 July 2009, the IRB awarded them the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a>, giving <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> the <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a> due to its strong financial status. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_League">Top League</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Top League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an effort to improve the overall standard of Japanese rugby, the JRFU created a new semi-professional <a href="/wiki/Top_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Top League">Top League</a> in 2003 with the season spanning 2003-04. In the second season the League was composed of the following company-sponsored teams: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canon_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Canon Eagles">Canon Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Red_Sparks" title="Coca-Cola Red Sparks">Coca-Cola Red Sparks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honda_Heat" class="mw-redirect" title="Honda Heat">Honda Heat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Liners" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Liners">Kintetsu Liners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobelco_Steelers" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobelco Steelers">Kobelco Steelers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kubota_Spears" class="mw-redirect" title="Kubota Spears">Kubota Spears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NEC_Green_Rockets" class="mw-redirect" title="NEC Green Rockets">NEC Green Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM_Big_Blue_(rugby_union)" title="IBM Big Blue (rugby union)">Nihon IBM Big Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricoh_Black_Rams" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricoh Black Rams">Ricoh Black Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panasonic_Wild_Knights" class="mw-redirect" title="Panasonic Wild Knights">Panasonic Wild Knights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suntory_Sungoliath" class="mw-redirect" title="Suntory Sungoliath">Suntory Sungoliath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiba_Brave_Lupus" class="mw-redirect" title="Toshiba Brave Lupus">Toshiba Brave Lupus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Verblitz" title="Toyota Verblitz">Toyota Verblitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Jubilo" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamaha Jubilo">Yamaha Jubilo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_League_Champions"><a href="/wiki/Top_League_(Japan_Rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Top League (Japan Rugby)">Top League</a> Champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Top League Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2003-04 <a href="/wiki/Kobelco_Steelers" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobelco Steelers">Kobelco Steelers</a></li> <li>2004-05 <a href="/wiki/Toshiba_Brave_Lupus" class="mw-redirect" title="Toshiba Brave Lupus">Toshiba Brave Lupus</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Microsoft_Cup">Microsoft Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Microsoft Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Cup">Microsoft Cup</a> is a knock-out tournament played between the top eight Top League teams. The winners of the first Microsoft Cup were <a href="/wiki/NEC_Green_Rockets" class="mw-redirect" title="NEC Green Rockets">NEC Green Rockets</a>, who beat <a href="/wiki/Toshiba_Brave_Lupus" class="mw-redirect" title="Toshiba Brave Lupus">Toshiba Brave Lupus</a> 24-19 on 22 February 2004. However, Toshiba won the 41st Japan Championship on 21 March 2004 when they beat <a href="/wiki/Kobelco_Steelers" class="mw-redirect" title="Kobelco Steelers">Kobelco Steelers</a> 22-10. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-Japan_Championship_(Nihon_Senshuken)"><span id="All-Japan_Championship_.28Nihon_Senshuken.29"></span>All-Japan Championship (Nihon Senshuken)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: All-Japan Championship (Nihon Senshuken)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The schedule for the 42nd All-Japan Championship was as follows: </p><p>2005 </p><p>5 February </p><p>1. <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_Sanix_Bombs" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukuoka Sanix Bombs">Fukuoka Sanix Bombs</a> 47 Kanto Gakuin University 36 (<a href="/wiki/Chichibunomiya_Rugby_Stadium" title="Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium">Chichibunomiya</a>)<br /> 2. Waseda University 59 Tamariba club 5 (Chichibunomiya) </p><p>12 February </p><p>3. Fukuoka Sanix Bombs 21 <a href="/wiki/NEC_Green_Rockets" class="mw-redirect" title="NEC Green Rockets">NEC Green Rockets</a> 55 (Chichibunomiya)<br /> 4. Waseda University 9 <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Verblitz" title="Toyota Verblitz">Toyota Verblitz</a> 28 (Chichibunomiya) </p><p>19 February </p><p>5. NEC Green Rockets 24 <a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Jubilo" class="mw-redirect" title="Yamaha Jubilo">Yamaha Jubilo</a> 13 (<a href="/wiki/Kintetsu_Hanazono_rugby_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Kintetsu Hanazono rugby stadium">Hanazono</a>)<br /> 6. Toyota Verblitz 24 <a href="/wiki/Toshiba_Brave_Lupus" class="mw-redirect" title="Toshiba Brave Lupus">Toshiba Brave Lupus</a> 19 (Chichibunomiya) </p><p>27 February </p><p>7. 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.id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFNish1999" class="citation book cs1">Nish, Alison (1999). "Britain's Contribution to the Development of Rugby Football in Japan 1874-1998". <i>Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits</i>. Vol. III. Japan Library. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-873410-89-1" title="Special:BookSources/1-873410-89-1"><bdi>1-873410-89-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Britain%27s+Contribution+to+the+Development+of+Rugby+Football+in+Japan+1874-1998&rft.btitle=Britain+%26+Japan%3A+Biographical+Portraits&rft.pub=Japan+Library&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=1-873410-89-1&rft.aulast=Nish&rft.aufirst=Alison&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJapan+Rugby+Football+Union" class="Z3988"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Japan_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.rugby-japan.jp/?p=582">"JRFU President's Message"</a>. <i>Japan Rugby Football Union</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2021-10-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Japan+Times&rft.atitle=Tokyo+2020+chief+Mori+to+step+down+as+JRFU+president&rft.date=2015-04-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2015%2F04%2F06%2Fmore-sports%2Ftokyo-2020-chief-mori-step-jrfu-president%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJapan+Rugby+Football+Union" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rugbyjapan.com/rwc2011/050219.htm">"RugbyJapan.com"</a>.</cite><span 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href="http://www.rugbyjapan.com/rwc2011/050131.htm">Japan Rugby Football Union Continues with RWC 2011 Bid</a> (January 31, 2005)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rugbyjapan.com/info/050219.htm">The Japanese government fully supports the JRFU's bid for RWC 2011</a> (February 19, 2005)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?sr20050224a1.htm">IRB chairman points the way forward for Japanese rugby</a> - Japan Times, February 24, 2005</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19970624191620/http://www.dhs.kyutech.ac.jp/~ruxton/jprugby.html">The Unofficial Japanese Rugby Page</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rugbyjapan.com/univ/41st.htm">41st University Rugby Championship</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rugby-japan.jp/">Japan RFU</a> - in Japanese</li></ul> <div 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Governing body</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Japan Rugby Football Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Japan" title="Junior Japan">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_under-20_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national under-20 rugby union team">U-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Japan national rugby sevens team">7's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan women's national rugby union team">Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Japan women's national rugby sevens team">7's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="International" scope="row" 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Tanaka">Ginnosuke Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Bramwell_Clarke" title="Edward Bramwell Clarke">Edward Bramwell Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yasuhito,_Prince_Chichibu" title="Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu">Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiggy_Konno" title="Shiggy Konno">Shiggy Konno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshir%C5%8D_Mori" title="Yoshirō Mori">Yoshirō Mori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Japan_international_rugby_union_players" title="Category:Japan international rugby union players"> International Players</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sunwolves" title="Sunwolves">Sunwolves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chichibunomiya_Rugby_Stadium" title="Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium">Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium</a></li> <li><i><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Biathlon</li> <li>Bobsleigh</li> <li>Curling</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Skating_Federation" title="Japan Skating Federation">Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Ice_Hockey_Federation" title="Japan Ice Hockey Federation">Ice Hockey</a></li> <li>Luge</li> <li>Skeleton</li> <li>Skiing <ul><li>Alpine</li> <li>Cross Country</li> <li>Nordic Combined</li> <li>Freestyle</li> <li>Jumping</li></ul></li> <li>Snowboarding</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other IOC Recognised Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Air sports</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Automobile_Federation" title="Japan Automobile Federation">Auto racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Bandy_Federation" title="Japan Bandy Federation">Bandy</a></li> <li><a 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Football Union">Chinese Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guam_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Guam Rugby Football Union">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Rugby_Football_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Rugby Football Union">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rugby_Football_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Rugby Football Union">India</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indonesian_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indonesian Rugby Football Union (page does not exist)">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_Rugby_Association" title="Iran Rugby Association">Iran</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Japan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Rugby" title="Jordan Rugby">Jordan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_Rugby_Union" title="Kazakhstan Rugby Union">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korea_Rugby_Union" title="Korea Rugby Union">Korea</a></li> <li><i><a 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title="Rugby Union of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Rugby_Union" title="Slovak Rugby Union">Slovakia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Slovenian Rugby Union">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Rugby_Federation" title="Spanish Rugby Federation">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Rugby_Union" title="Swedish Rugby Union">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Rugby Union">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_Federation_of_Ukraine" title="National Rugby Federation of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Rugby_Federation" title="Turkish Rugby Federation">Turkey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby" title="Oceania Rugby">Oceania</a></th><td 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division One</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Rams_Tokyo" title="Black Rams Tokyo">Black Rams Tokyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanazono_Kintetsu_Liners" title="Hanazono Kintetsu Liners">Hanazono Kintetsu Liners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobelco_Kobe_Steelers" title="Kobelco Kobe Steelers">Kobelco Kobe Steelers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kubota_Spears_Funabashi_Tokyo_Bay" title="Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay">Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mie_Honda_Heat" title="Mie Honda Heat">Mie Honda Heat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Sagamihara_DynaBoars" title="Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars">Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Wild_Knights" title="Saitama Wild Knights">Saitama Wild Knights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shizuoka_Blue_Revs" title="Shizuoka Blue Revs">Shizuoka Blue Revs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Sungoliath" title="Tokyo Sungoliath">Tokyo Sungoliath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiba_Brave_Lupus_Tokyo" title="Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo">Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Verblitz" title="Toyota Verblitz">Toyota Verblitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Canon_Eagles" title="Yokohama Canon Eagles">Yokohama Canon Eagles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division Two</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Green_Rockets_Tokatsu" title="Green Rockets Tokatsu">Green Rockets Tokatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaishi_Seawaves" title="Kamaishi Seawaves">Kamaishi Seawaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyuden_Voltex" title="Kyuden Voltex">Kyuden Voltex</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Skyactivs_Hiroshima" title="Skyactivs Hiroshima">Skyactivs Hiroshima</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola_Red_Sparks" title="Coca-Cola Red Sparks">Coca-Cola Red Sparks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM_Big_Blue_(rugby_union)" title="IBM Big Blue (rugby union)">IBM Big Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munakata_Sanix_Blues" title="Munakata Sanix Blues">Munakata Sanix Blues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secom_Rugguts" title="Secom Rugguts">Secom Rugguts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Fighting_Bull" title="World Fighting Bull">World Fighting Bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokogawa_Musashino_Atlastars" title="Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars">Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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