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, , , and .
It is the representative club of Waseda University and has produced many players for the Japan national rugby union team.
Notable victories
1966 - Waseda win their first All-Japan Rugby Football Championship and the University championship rugby title. 1971 - Waseda win their second All-Japan Rugby Football Championship, beating Shinnitetsu Kamaishi 30–16. 1972 - Waseda win their third All-Japan Rugby Football Championship, beating Mitsubishi Jikou 14–11. 1988 - Waseda win their fourth All-Japan Rugby Football Championship, beating Toshiba Fuchuu 22–16. 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 - Japan national rugby union team coach Katsuhiko Oku - diplomat Yoshiro Mori - former Prime Minister
Coaches
Onishi Tetsunosuke 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 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)
External links Katsuyuki Kiyomiya Waseda University R.F.C. - official website