Japan Company Rugby Football Championship

The Japan Company Rugby Football Championship (全国社会人ラグビーフットボール大会 Zenkoku Shakaijin Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Taikai) is a former Japanese rugby union competition that ran from 1948 to 2003. Teams from companies or the public service played in the competition that extended from December to January in every season. The first championship was played in 1948-49 season and won by Haitan Koudan which beat Kintetsu (now Kintetsu Liners).[1] After 55 years, the Championship was absorbed by the Top League for the 2003–04 season.[1] This had been a significant competition for the development of Japanese company rugby.

Japan Company Rugby Football Championship Finals
Title Season Winner Score Runner-up Remarks
11948Haitan Koudan57–3Kintetsu3 teams participated. Tohoku Hiryou withdrew.
21949Mitsui Chemical39–0Sumitomo Ponbetsu7 teams participated. Sendai Railway Admn withdrew.
31950Yawata Steel32–0Toyota Motors
41951Yawata Steel11–3Kintetsu8 teams participated.
51952Yawata Steel15–6Kawasaki Heavy Ind.7 teams participated, Sumitomo Ponbetsu withdrew.
61953Kyuden3–3-Both teams obtained championship. 8 teams participated till 1955.
Kintetsu
71954Yawata Steel19–0Daiei
81955Yawata Steel24–5Kintetsu
91956Kintetsu11–0Kyuden16 teams participated till 2002. Kintetsu shut down all 4 matches.
101957Kintetsu12–3Kyoto City Hall
111958Yawata Steel9–0Kintetsu
121959Yawata Steel13–8Kintetsu
131960Yawata Steel3–0KintetsuYawata won the first NHK Cup.
141961Kintetsu6–5Yawata Steel
151962Yawata Steel19–3Tanifuji Machinery
161963Yawata Steel16–3KintetsuYawata and Kintetsu participated in the first Japan Championship.
171964Yawata Steel25–3Toyota Motors
181965Yawata Steel8–3Kintetsu
191966Kintetsu15–3Toyota Motors
201967Kintetsu6–5Toyota Motors
211968Toyota Motors19–13Yawata Steel
221969Kintetsu17–8Toyota MotorsKintetsu and Toyota declined Japan Championship. Fuji Steel Kamaishi participated instead.
231970Nippon Steel Kamaishi6–6-Both teams obtained championship.
Ricoh
241971Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto22–11Ricoh
251972Ricoh29–3Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto
261973Ricoh4–3Kintetsu
271974Kintetsu10–7Ricoh
281975Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto17–10Tokyo Sanyo
291976Nippon Steel Kamaishi27–3Toyota Motors
301977Toyota Motors19–15Tokyo Sanyo
311978Nippon Steel Kamaishi15–3Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto
321979Nippon Steel Kamaishi27–13Tokyo Sanyo
331980Nippon Steel Kamaishi31–15Tokyo Sanyo
341981Nippon Steel Kamaishi19–0Toyota Motors
351982Nippon Steel Kamaishi16–0Toyota Motors
361983Nippon Steel Kamaishi31–0Toshiba Fuchu
371984Nippon Steel Kamaishi22–0Kobe Steel
381985Toyota Motors19–7Kobe Steel
391986Toyota Motors19–6Nippon Steel Kamaishi
401987Toshiba Fuchu13–6Toyota Motors
411988Kobe Steel23–9Toshiba Fuchu
421989Kobe Steel28–15Suntory
431990Kobe Steel18–16Sanyo Electric
441991Kobe Steel24–15Sanyo Electric
451992Kobe Steel20–19Toshiba Fuchu
461993Kobe Steel18–3Sanyo Electric
471994Kobe Steel37–14Toshiba Fuchu
481995Suntory27–27-Both teams obtained championship.
Sanyo Electric
491996Toshiba Fuchu36–21Sanyo Electric
501997Toshiba Fuchu14–6Suntory
511998Toyota Motors28–27Suntory
521999Kobe Steel35–26World Fighting Bull
532000Kobe Steel29–26Toyota Motors
542001Suntory50–31Kobe Steel
552002Suntory38–25Toshiba Fuchu
  • Bold is a winner of NHK Cup or Japan Championship.

References
  1. "Japan - National championship". The Rugby Archive. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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