Waseda University Rugby Football Club

Waseda University R.F.C. was founded in 1918. It is one of the top rugby union clubs for students in Japan, together with Kanto Gakuin University RFC, Keio University RFC and Doshisha University RFC.

Waseda University Rugby Football Club
Full nameWaseda University Rugby Football Club
UnionJRFU
Nickname(s)Waseda
Founded1918
ChairmanYoichi Shimada
Coach(es)Daigo Yamashita
Team kit
Official website
www.wasedarugby.com

It is the representative club of Waseda University and has produced many players for the Japan national rugby union team.

Notable victories

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Waseda University Rugby Football Club playing against Tsukuba University, at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, in September 2013

Players

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Past

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Coaches

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  • Onishi Tetsunosuke
  • Katsuyuki Kiyomiya (2001-2006). He was formerly a player for Waseda and Suntory. In February 2006 a book was published by him in Japanese entitled Kyukyoku no Shori:Ultimate Crush ISBN 4-06-213271-0 He has been hugely successful with Waseda. The book has been translated into English. See here.
  • Ryuji Nakatake (2006-

See also

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References

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  • ULTIMATE CRUSH: Waseda University Rugby, Leadership and Building the Strongest Winning Team in Japan by Katsuyuki Kiyomiya, translated into English by Ian Ruxton (September 2006) ISBN 978-1-4303-0321-3
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