1964: 66th Season

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[JRFU] The refurbished Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium was used as the venue for football (soccer) during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games held in October 1964.
[Rules] The offside line, which had previously been defined as the ball line, was defined to be the foot line of the rear-most player at a scrum or a ruck, and to be 10 meters to the rear of the line-out.
[Japan Rugby Championship] Yahata Becomes the National Champion: Yahata Steel Works defeated Hosei 15-6 at the 2nd Japan Rugby Championship, wearing the championship crown for the first time.
[University] Hosei Becomes the 1st Champion: The JRFU determined to hold the All-Japan University Rugby Championship. Four universities, Hosei, Waseda, Doshisha, and Kansai, appeared in the 1st All-Japan University Rugby Championship. Hosei defeated Waseda 14-6 again, claiming the first championship title.
[Company Rugby] Yahata Steel Works defeated TOYOTA 25-3 at the 17th Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, claiming their 11th championship title for three consecutive years.
[International] NZ Canterbury Comes to Japan for the First Time (Five Wins and One Loss): The Japanese team managed to escape from six straight losses with Waseda's victory over NZ Canterbury 13-11. Other results were as follows: Canterbury 15-14 Doshisha, Canterbury 16-8 TOYOTA, Canterbury 6-3 Yahata, Canterbury 27-8 Meiji, and Canterbury 19-10 Keio. Nippon Sports Science University toured Taiwan in January with a record of five wins.