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

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Notable victories

Players

Past

Coaches

See also

References

External links

Notable victories

★ Waseda beat Toyota Verblitz 28-24 at Chichibunomiya on February 12, 2006. It was thus the first Japanese university to beat a Top League team. (In the semi-final Waseda lost to Toshiba Brave Lupus 0-43.)

Players

Past

★ Hiroaki Shukuzawa - the Japan national rugby union team's most successful coach so far

★ Katsuhiko Oku - diplomat

★ Yoshiro Mori - former Prime Minister

Coaches

★ 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

★ Katsuhiko Oku

References

★ ''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

External links

★ Katsuyuki Kiyomiya

★ Waseda University R.F.C. - official website