Tamariba Club is a rugby union club in Tokyo, so-called because it is located near the Tama River (Tamagawa). It has been in existence since 2000, and has also been the top club side in Japan for most of that time. Most of the players are former members of Waseda University Rugby Football Club and Keio University Rugby Football Club.
As the champion club team, playing the top university team:
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Kanto Gakuin University is a private university located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
The Japan Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in Japan. It was formed 30 November 1926, and organises matches for the Japan national team.
The All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships have been held annually since 1964 to determine the top university rugby team.
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.
Katsuyuki Kiyomiya is a notable Japanese rugby union coach, formerly of Waseda University RFC (2001–06) and now of Suntory Sungoliath. Many in Japan had hoped he would coach the national side in the future however after he criticized the then current coach Eddie Jones in August 2015 support has dramatically dropped. He is the father of Japanese baseball prodigy, Kotaro Kiyomiya.
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 clubs, and the Japan national team is ranked 12th in the world.
The 45th Japan National University Rugby Championship (2008/2009). Eventually won by Waseda beating Teikyo 20 - 10.
The 47th Japan National University Rugby Championship (2010/2011).
The 2008 The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship
The details of the 2007 All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships
The details of the 2006 All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships
The 46th Japan National University Rugby Championship (2009/2010).
The 2011 The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship starts on Feb 6th and finishes with the final on Feb 27th.
The 44th Japan National University Rugby Championship (2007/2008). Eventually won by Waseda beating Keio 26–6.
The 42nd Japan National University Rugby Championship (2005/2006). Eventually won by Waseda beating Kanto Gakuin University 41 - 5.
The 41st Japan National University Rugby Championship (2004/2005). Eventually won by Waseda beating Kanto Gakuin University 31 - 19.
The 40th Japan National University Rugby Championship (2003/2004). Eventually won by Kanto Gakuin University beating Waseda 33 - 7.
The 49th Japan National University Rugby Championship (2012/2013).
Masami Horikoshi, is a former Japanese rugby union player and coach. He played as scrum-half. Currently he is the coach of Rissho University RFC.
Tsuji Takashi is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as scrum-half, he later became a coach, currently coaching NEC Green Rockets.