1935: 37th Season

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[Japan] The Japan national team led by the head coach, Chuji Kitajima, held two test matches with the New Zealand University (NZU) selection team that came to Japan in February 1936 for the first time. They lost the first match 16-8 (Captain: Ichiro Nogami), and secured a draw 9-9 in the second match (Captain: Kazuo Yamaguchi).
[University] Meiji's Second National Champion: Adopting the Dublin system (the seven-ace tactic with seven FWs), Waseda held off Doshisha at the 9th East-West Inter-University Championship by a score of 29-0. They claimed their second championship title for the first time in four years.
[International] The NZU selection team came to Japan for the first time and had six wins and one draw. They played against the All-Kansai team, the Kansai student team, Keio, Meiji, and Waseda. Meiji and Waseda fought well, with scores of 13-11 and 22-17 respectively, but they were defeated. The Korean Railway Team came to Japan for their fourth time with one win over Doshisha 22-11 and one loss against Kyoto 23-16.