1937: 39th Season

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[Rules] It was determined that the ball should be thrown into the scrum at a moderate speed. The rules in Japan stipulated this as a speed does not cause the ball to go to the other side of the scrum. This rule attracted controversy for disabling swift hooking at the scrum with seven players. Therefore, almost all rugby teams had to adopt a scrum with eight players.
[University] Waseda gained a victory at the 11th East-West University Championship 24-5, claiming their fourth championship title for two consecutive years. Waseda became the Kanto champion and Kyoto became the Kansai champion. Waseda won all the games in the 10th Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament and claimed their fourth champion for two consecutive years.
[International] Doshisha toured Shanghai in June with seven wins.