1961: 63rd Season

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[Rules] The definition of the penalty kick was changed, which enabled the use of the back kick and the tap kick. 
[NHK Cup] Doshisha defeated Kintetsu 17-6 at the 2nd NHK Cup, claiming their first cup title since the establishment of the club 51 years ago.
[University] Doshisha Becomes the Kansai Champion and Seinan Gakuin Becomes the Kyushu Champion: Doshisha overwhelmed Meiji 29-3 at the 33rd East-West University Championship, becoming the national university champion for the first time. As for the 32nd Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament, Meiji claimed their 11th tournament title for the first time in seven years by sweeping all their six games. At the 33rd Kansai Inter-University Rugby Tournament, Doshisha swept all their five games, claiming their 15th tournament title for four consecutive years. Seinan Gakuin crushed Nagasaki 18-5 at the 11th Kyushu University Rugby Tournament, claiming their eighth tournament title for four consecutive years.
[Company Rugby] At the 14th Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, Kintetsu held off Yahata 6-5, successfully preventing Yahata from achieving their four consecutive titles.
[International] ELLIS CLUB toured Taiwan from February to March, achieving four wins.