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). After 55 years, the Championship was absorbed by the Top League for the 2003–04 season. This had been a significant competition for the development of Japanese company rugby.
Japan Company Rugby Football Championship Finals TitleSeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upRemarks11948Haitan Koudan57–3Kintetsu3 teams participated. Tohoku Hiryou withdrew.21949Mitsui Chemical39–0Sumitomo Ponbetsu7 teams participated. Sendai Railway Admn withdrew.31950Yawata Steel32–0Toyota Motors41951Yawata 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.Kintetsu71954Yawata Steel19–0Daiei81955Yawata Steel24–5Kintetsu91956Kintetsu11–0Kyuden16 teams participated till 2002. Kintetsu shut down all 4 matches.101957Kintetsu12–3Kyoto City Hall111958Yawata Steel9–0Kintetsu121959Yawata Steel13–8Kintetsu131960Yawata Steel3–0KintetsuYawata won the first NHK Cup.141961Kintetsu6–5Yawata Steel151962Yawata Steel19–3Tanifuji Machinery161963Yawata Steel16–3KintetsuYawata and Kintetsu participated in the first Japan Championship.171964Yawata Steel25–3Toyota Motors181965Yawata Steel8–3Kintetsu191966Kintetsu15–3Toyota Motors201967Kintetsu6–5Toyota Motors211968Toyota Motors19–13Yawata Steel221969Kintetsu17–8Toyota MotorsKintetsu and Toyota declined Japan Championship. Fuji Steel Kamaishi participated instead.231970Nippon Steel Kamaishi6–6 - Both teams obtained championship. Ricoh241971Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto22–11Ricoh251972Ricoh29–3 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto261973Ricoh4–3Kintetsu271974Kintetsu10–7Ricoh281975 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto17–10Tokyo Sanyo291976Nippon Steel Kamaishi27–3Toyota Motors301977Toyota Motors19–15Tokyo Sanyo311978Nippon Steel Kamaishi15–3 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto321979Nippon Steel Kamaishi27–13Tokyo Sanyo331980Nippon Steel Kamaishi31–15Tokyo Sanyo341981Nippon Steel Kamaishi19–0Toyota Motors351982Nippon Steel Kamaishi16–0Toyota Motors361983Nippon Steel Kamaishi31–0Toshiba Fuchu371984Nippon Steel Kamaishi22–0Kobe Steel381985Toyota Motors19–7Kobe Steel391986Toyota Motors19–6Nippon Steel Kamaishi401987Toshiba Fuchu13–6Toyota Motors411988Kobe Steel23–9Toshiba Fuchu 421989Kobe Steel28–15Suntory 431990Kobe Steel18–16Sanyo Electric441991Kobe Steel24–15Sanyo Electric 451992Kobe Steel20–19Toshiba Fuchu461993Kobe Steel18–3Sanyo Electric471994Kobe Steel37–14Toshiba Fuchu481995Suntory27–27 - Both teams obtained championship. Sanyo Electric491996Toshiba Fuchu36–21Sanyo Electric501997Toshiba Fuchu14–6Suntory511998Toyota Motors28–27Suntory521999Kobe Steel35–26World Fighting Bull 532000Kobe Steel29–26Toyota Motors 542001Suntory50–31Kobe Steel552002Suntory38–25Toshiba Fuchu
Bold is a winner of NHK Cup or Japan Championship.
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