1974: 76th Season

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[JRFU] On 26 January 1975, the Japan East Rugby Football Union held the 50th foundation anniversary ceremony at Tokyo's National Stadium.
[Japan] The Japan national team took their second tour to New Zealand, fighting quite well against NZ teams with the results of five wins, one draw, and five losses, while winning over the NZU selection team for the first time in the final match.
* Japan's Fourth Consecutive ARC Title: The 4th Asia Rugby Championship was held in Sri Lanka, where Japan claimed their fourth consecutive championship title.
* Cambridge University came to Japan and returned with three wins and one loss. The Japan national team played against Cambridge as a test match, gaining their first victory over Cambridge 16-13.
[Japan Rugby Championship] Kintetsu defeated Waseda 33-13 at the 12th Japan Rugby Championship, claiming their third national championship title for the first time in seven years. This victory graced the retirement of Yoshihiro Sakata.
[University] Waseda crushed Meiji 18-0 in the final of the 11th All-Japan University Rugby Championship, claiming their seventh university championship title for two consecutive years. Waseda claimed their 19th tournament title at the 45th Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament for five consecutive years. As for the Kanto University League Games, Daito claimed their first league title by winning all their six games. At the 46th Kansai University League Games, Tenri tied with Doshisha with the same results, seven wins and one loss, but Tenri claimed their third league title for two consecutive years by goal differential. Fukuoka Institute of Technology became the Kyushu champion for the fifth time and for the first time in four years.
[Company Rugby] At the 27th Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, Kintetsu defeated Ricoh 10-7, claiming their eighth championship title for the first time in five years.
[International] The Hong Kong national team came to Japan in April, meeting the Japan national team in a non-test match. They were defeated by Japan 20-6, also were held off by the All-Kyoto team 17-12, ending their tour with lackluster performance. Japan national team toured Sri Lanka on a request made by the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union prior to the Asia Rugby Championship held there in November. The Japan national team swept all three matches. Cambridge came to Japan in March 1975. They lost the match against the Japan national team by a narrow margin, but they managed to save face by sweeping all other matches: Cambridge 52-3 Waseda, Cambridge 35-25 All-Japan Students, and Cambridge 32-16 Nippon Steel.