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“1st Waseda-Keio Rivalry”
Matches between Waseda and Keio had been prohibited since 1906 due to complicated issues that arose at the Waseda-Keio baseball game. Nobuyoshi Oichi from Keio and Motokazu Nakamura from Waseda met and discussed the matter a dozen times. Their efforts finally paid off when a historical match was successfully held at the Mitatsunamachi field on November 23. The match itself ended in a victory for Keio 14-0. However, this match served not only as a trigger to resume sports exchanges between Waseda and Keio, but also as the foundation for the prosperity of university rugby. This contribution made to the development of Japanese rugby must be considered an epoch-making event during the Taisho Era.
“Meiji University Forms a Rugby Club”
In the spring of the same year, Kazuo Nomi took the lead and persuaded his Judo companions, Gunji Shimazaki, Hitsujiro Osato, and Kumao Kamata, while successfully forming a rugby club in cooperation provided by Kiyoshi Omachi, the captain of the Waseda Rugby Football Club. At that time, Noumi kicked a rugby ball passed by Omachi with all his might. This also kicked off the establishment of Meiji University Rugby Football Club. (Source: “History of Rugby at Meiji University”)
“Tokyo University of Commerce (Present Hitotsubashi University) Forms a Rugby Football Club”
A rugby club was established at the Tokyo University of Commerce as the third university rugby football club following Tokyo and Kyoto universities. “The club's founder, Yoshizo Fujino, enrolled in Meiji University from Kyoto Daiichi Commercial High School through the Osaka College of Commerce. There he recruited rugby players and formed a rugby club.” (Source: “The History of Japanese Rugby”)
“Osaka High School Forms a Rugby Club”
This high school's rugby club, formed in almost the same year this school was founded, appeared in the 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games, defeated by Waseda 39-3. Seiichi Teramura, who scored the only successful try during this match, later played for the University of Tokyo, joining the Japan National Rugby Union Team's tour in Canada in 1930 as the captain. (Source: “The History of the Kansai Rugby Football Union”)
“Daisan High School Publishes the First Rugby Rule Book in Japan at its Own Expense”
“The Daisan High School Rugby Football Club obtained the official rugby rule book from KRAC. The club members cooperated to translate and distributed each translated booklet to various rugby-related parties.” (Source: “The History of Daisan High School Rugby Football Club”) This valuable booklet served as the first rugby rule book in Japan.
“6th Japan Football Tournament (Takarazuka)” The tournament venue moved to a newly built Takarazuka Football Stadium. Doshisha Junior High School, Ritsumeikan Junior High School, and Kyoto Daiichi Commercial High School appeared in the junior-high class, while Doshisha won its fourth consecutive title. In the university and college class, Daisan High School and Doshisha University played, with the match ending in 0-0.
“First Friendship Matches with the Royal Navy's HMS Renown”
When the HMS Renown stopped at a port in Japan, the Renown's crew team held friendship matches with the All White and the Osaka University of Commerce. It was the first time for Japanese teams to play against international teams other than those based in Japan.
“1st Waseda-Keio Rivalry”
Matches between Waseda and Keio had been prohibited since 1906 due to complicated issues that arose at the Waseda-Keio baseball game. Nobuyoshi Oichi from Keio and Motokazu Nakamura from Waseda met and discussed the matter a dozen times. Their efforts finally paid off when a historical match was successfully held at the Mitatsunamachi field on November 23. The match itself ended in a victory for Keio 14-0. However, this match served not only as a trigger to resume sports exchanges between Waseda and Keio, but also as the foundation for the prosperity of university rugby. This contribution made to the development of Japanese rugby must be considered an epoch-making event during the Taisho Era.
“Meiji University Forms a Rugby Club”
In the spring of the same year, Kazuo Nomi took the lead and persuaded his Judo companions, Gunji Shimazaki, Hitsujiro Osato, and Kumao Kamata, while successfully forming a rugby club in cooperation provided by Kiyoshi Omachi, the captain of the Waseda Rugby Football Club. At that time, Noumi kicked a rugby ball passed by Omachi with all his might. This also kicked off the establishment of Meiji University Rugby Football Club. (Source: “History of Rugby at Meiji University”)
“Tokyo University of Commerce (Present Hitotsubashi University) Forms a Rugby Football Club”
A rugby club was established at the Tokyo University of Commerce as the third university rugby football club following Tokyo and Kyoto universities. “The club's founder, Yoshizo Fujino, enrolled in Meiji University from Kyoto Daiichi Commercial High School through the Osaka College of Commerce. There he recruited rugby players and formed a rugby club.” (Source: “The History of Japanese Rugby”)
“Osaka High School Forms a Rugby Club”
This high school's rugby club, formed in almost the same year this school was founded, appeared in the 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games, defeated by Waseda 39-3. Seiichi Teramura, who scored the only successful try during this match, later played for the University of Tokyo, joining the Japan National Rugby Union Team's tour in Canada in 1930 as the captain. (Source: “The History of the Kansai Rugby Football Union”)
“Daisan High School Publishes the First Rugby Rule Book in Japan at its Own Expense”
“The Daisan High School Rugby Football Club obtained the official rugby rule book from KRAC. The club members cooperated to translate and distributed each translated booklet to various rugby-related parties.” (Source: “The History of Daisan High School Rugby Football Club”) This valuable booklet served as the first rugby rule book in Japan.
“6th Japan Football Tournament (Takarazuka)” The tournament venue moved to a newly built Takarazuka Football Stadium. Doshisha Junior High School, Ritsumeikan Junior High School, and Kyoto Daiichi Commercial High School appeared in the junior-high class, while Doshisha won its fourth consecutive title. In the university and college class, Daisan High School and Doshisha University played, with the match ending in 0-0.
“First Friendship Matches with the Royal Navy's HMS Renown”
When the HMS Renown stopped at a port in Japan, the Renown's crew team held friendship matches with the All White and the Osaka University of Commerce. It was the first time for Japanese teams to play against international teams other than those based in Japan.