Waseda University Rugby Football Club
- 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.
It is the representative club of Waseda University and has produced many players for the Japan national rugby union team.
Notable victories
* Waseda, coached by Katsuyuki Kiyomiya, beat Toyota Verblitz 28-24 in the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship 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
*Katsuyuki Kiyomiya
*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 " [http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=2132710&x=B 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 [http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2006/09/21/441264/ULTIMATECRUSHPreview.pdf here] .
* Ryuji Nakatake (2006-
ee 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
* [http://www.wasedarugby.com/index.php?page_sysnm=member_detail&id=264 Katsuyuki Kiyomiya]
* [http://www.wasedarugby.com/index.php?page_sysnm=top Waseda University R.F.C.] - official website
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