1954: 56th Season

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[JRFU] Complicated schedules for Kanto universities came up as an issue. On June 8, Hosei, Nihon, Chuo, and the Tokyo University of Education submitted a document of requesting to play against Waseda and Keio to the Japan East Rugby Football Union. This actually triggered the scheduling issue. They finally came to agreement to form a subcommittee for each university consisting of their graduates for consideration of this issue. They also agreed that the matches would be held according to the schedule already planned.
[Rules] A new rule revision clarified that a tackled player has to get up immediately for play.
[University] Meiji defeated Doshisha 33-0 at the 26th East-West University Championship, eliminated Kansei Gakuin 21-5, and won against the All-Kyushu team 24-11 at the 5th Asahi Kyushu Invitational Match. Demonstrating outstanding performance by winning all their game during the season, Meiji claimed their eighth national championship title for the first time in three years. Meiji became the Kanto champion and Doshisha tied with Kansei Gakuin in Kansai. Meiji won all their nine games in the 25th Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament and claimed their 10th tournament title for the first time in three years. Doshisha, which claimed their ninth title for three consecutive years, shared the tournament title with Kansei Gakuin, which claimed their sixth title for the first time in three years, at the 26th Kansai Inter-University Rugby Tournament. Seinan Gakuin claimed their fourth consecutive title in Kyushu. 
[Company Rugby] Yahata Steel Works defeated Daiei 19-0 at the 7th Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, claiming their fourth championship title for the first time in two years.