All-Japan Rugby Football Championship

Suntory won the 50th All Japan Championship in 2013.

The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) is played at the end of the season and now includes Top League teams, the top two universities and the champion club team as decided in the respective championships. The first championship was played in 1963 and won by Doshisha University RFC which beat Kintetsu (now Kintetsu Liners) 18-3. Before that the NHK invitation cup was played three times, 1960-2.

Qualifying

2009–Present

The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship was expanded from 8 to 10 teams for 2009 with the addition of two more Top League sides. For 2010, the top four Top League sides automatically qualify for the Championship, while the six sides that finish fifth to tenth play off to determine the last two Top League sides.

All Japan Rugby Football Championship Finals

Title Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
1st 1960-61
NHK Cup		 Yawata Steel 50 – 13
 Nihon Univ. Chichibunomiya rugby stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
2nd 1961-62
NHK Cup		 Doshisha Univ. 17 – 6
 Kintetsu Kintetsu Hanazono rugby stadium,
Osaka		 unknown
3rd 1962-63
NHK Cup		 Yawata Steel 25 – 6
 Meiji Univ. Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
1st 1963-64 Doshisha Univ. 18 – 3
 Kintetsu Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
2nd 1964-65 Yawata Steel 15 – 6
 HoseiUniv. Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
3rd 1965-66 Waseda Univ. 12 – 9
 Yawata Steel Hanazono,
Osaka		 unknown
4th 1966-67 Kintetsu 27 – 11
 Waseda Univ. Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
5th 1967-68 Kintetsu 27 – 14
 Hosei Univ. Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
6th 1968-67 Toyota Motor 44 – 16
 Keio Univ. Hanazono,
Osaka		 unknown
7th 1969-70 Nippon Sport Science Univ. 29 – 13 Fuji Iron & Steel Kamaishi Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
8th 1970-71 Waseda Univ. 30 – 16 Nippon Steel Kamaishi Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
9th 1971-72 Waseda Univ. 14 – 11 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
10th 1972-73 Ricoh 35 – 9 Meiji Univ. Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
11th 1973-74 Ricoh 25 – 3 Waseda Univ. Hanazono,
Osaka		 unknown
12th 1974-75 Kintetsu 33 – 13 Waseda Univ. National (Olympic) Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
13th 1975-76 Meiji Univ. 37 – 12 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
14th 1976-77 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 27 – 12 Waseda Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
15th 1977-78 Toyota Motor 20 – 10 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
16th 1978-79 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 24 – 0 Nippon Sport Science Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
17th 1979-80 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 32 – 6 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
18th 1980-81 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 10 – 3 Doshisha Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
19th 1981-82 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 30 – 14 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
20th 1982-83 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 21 – 8 Doshisha Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
21st 1983-84 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 35 – 10 Doshisha Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
22nd 1984-85 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 31 – 17 Doshisha Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
23rd 1985-86 Keio Univ. 18 – 13 Toyota Motor National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
24th 1986-87 Toyota Motor 26 – 6 Daito Bunka Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
25th 1987-88 Waseda Univ. 22 – 16 Toshiba Fuchu National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
26th 1988-89 Kobe Steel 46 – 17 Daito Bunka Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
27th 1989-90 Kobe Steel 58 – 4 Waseda Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
28th 1990-91 Kobe Steel 38 – 15 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
29th 1991-92 Kobe Steel 34 – 12 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
30th 1992-93 Kobe Steel 41 – 3 Hosei Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
31st 1993-94 Kobe Steel 33 – 19 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
32nd 1994-95 Kobe Steel 102 – 14 Daito Bunka Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
33rd 1995-96 Suntory 49 – 24 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
34th 1996-97 Toshiba Fuchu 69 – 8 Meiji Univ. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
35th 1997-98 Toshiba Fuchu 35 – 11 Toyota Motor National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
36th 1998-99 Toshiba Fuchu 24 – 13 Kobe Steel National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
37th 1999-2000 Kobe Steel 49 – 20 Toyota Motor National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
38th 2000-01 Kobe Steel
Suntory		 27 – 27 Both teams awarded Championship after a draw. National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
39th 2001-02 Suntory 28 – 17 Kobe Steel Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
40th 2002-03 NEC 36 – 26 Suntory National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
41st 2003-04 Toshiba Brave Lupus 22 – 10 Kobelco Steelers National Stadium,
Tokyo		 unknown
42nd 2004-05
Details		 NEC Green Rockets 17 – 13
 Toyota Verblitz Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
43rd 2005-06
Details		 Toshiba Brave Lupus
NEC Green Rockets		 6 – 6
 Both teams awarded Championship after a draw. Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
44th 2006-07
Details		 Toshiba Brave Lupus 19 – 10
 Toyota Verblitz Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
45th 2007-08
Details		 Sanyo Wild Knights 40 – 16
 Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
46th 2008-09
Details		 Sanyo Wild Knights 24 – 18
 Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 unknown
47th 2009-10
Details		 Sanyo Wild Knights 22 – 17
 Toyota Verblitz Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 11,479
48th 2010-11
Details		 Suntory Sungoliath 37 – 20
 Sanyo Wild Knights Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 14,477
49th 2011-12
Details		 Suntory Sungoliath 21 – 9
 Sanyo Wild Knights Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 n/a
50th 2012-13
Details		 Suntory Sungoliath 36 – 20
 Kobelco Steelers National Stadium,
Tokyo		 14,155 [1]
51st 2013-14
Details		 Panasonic Wild Knights 30 – 21
 Toshiba Brave Lupus National Stadium,
Tokyo		 19,571
52nd 2014-15
Details		 Yamaha Júbilo 15 – 3
 Suntory Sungoliath Chichibunomiya,
Tokyo		 14,627 [2]
53rd 2015-16
Details		 Panasonic Wild Knights 49–15
 Teikyo University Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,
Tokyo		 12,721 [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ News ARFU. 2013.
  2. ↑ Score Rugby Japan. 2015.
  3. ↑ "Panasonic beat Teikyo University to complete double". Japan Rugby. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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