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[Rules] Substitution of two players due to injury was applied not only to U19, but also officially. The metric system was adopted officially, but it had been used since 1958 in Japan anyway.
[Japan]* The Japan national team toured Australia for the first time to play heated and competitive matches at various locations, being welcomed by rugby fans. In test matches against Australia, Japan lost two games, 37-7 and 50-25, and the point differences were large, but they were high quality games.
* The Wales national team came to Japan and won four matches. The Wales national team was in their prime and smashed all their opponents using their complete squad. The Red Dragon (the nickname of the Wales national team) attracted Japanese rugby fans with their powerful and excellent plays. Their results other than the test matches: Wales 32-3 Waseda-Kintetsu combined team and Wales 34−7 Japan national B team.
* The New Zealand University selection team came to Japan and won four matches. NZU was strong again. They won easily against the Japan national team 45-6 in the test match, as well as won completely against the All-Kyushu team 48-0, the All-Kansai team 69-6, and the Waseda-Meiji combined team 39-6.
[Japan Rugby Championship] In the 13th Japan Rugby Championship, Meiji University beat Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 37-12 claiming their first championship title.
[University] In the final of the 12th All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Waseda and Meiji met again at Tokyo's National Stadium, which was filled to overflowing, and Meiji won easily 18-7 claiming their second championship title and for the first time in three years. In the 46th Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament, Waseda and Meiji tied 10-10, Waseda became the champion for the 20th time for six years in a row, and Meiji became the champion for the 13th time and for the first time in 13 years. In the 9th Kanto University Rugby League, Senshu had six wins and one draw and claimed their third league title and for the first time in two years. In the 47th Kansai University Rugby League, Doshisha defeated Tenri claiming their fourth league title for three consecutive years, winning all of their seven games. In Kyushu, Fukuoka Institute of Technology defeated Nagasaki 50−10 claiming their sixth title.
[Company] In the 28th Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto won against Tokyo Sanyo 17−10 claiming their second title and for the first time in four years.
[Sevens Rugby] In the 1st Hong Kong Sevens Tournament on 28 March 1976, the Japan national team was defeated by New Zealand in the semi-final 18-0.
[International] In May, Kintetsu toured Korea with two wins. In December, the Australian NSW high school selection team came to Japan and had seven wins. In March, Tokyo Sanyo toured New Zealand and Australia, with one win and three losses. Overseas tour of the Japan U18 national team: In March, the Japan U18 national team toured abroad for the second time in England and came home with seven losses.
[Rules] Substitution of two players due to injury was applied not only to U19, but also officially. The metric system was adopted officially, but it had been used since 1958 in Japan anyway.
[Japan]* The Japan national team toured Australia for the first time to play heated and competitive matches at various locations, being welcomed by rugby fans. In test matches against Australia, Japan lost two games, 37-7 and 50-25, and the point differences were large, but they were high quality games.
* The Wales national team came to Japan and won four matches. The Wales national team was in their prime and smashed all their opponents using their complete squad. The Red Dragon (the nickname of the Wales national team) attracted Japanese rugby fans with their powerful and excellent plays. Their results other than the test matches: Wales 32-3 Waseda-Kintetsu combined team and Wales 34−7 Japan national B team.
* The New Zealand University selection team came to Japan and won four matches. NZU was strong again. They won easily against the Japan national team 45-6 in the test match, as well as won completely against the All-Kyushu team 48-0, the All-Kansai team 69-6, and the Waseda-Meiji combined team 39-6.
[Japan Rugby Championship] In the 13th Japan Rugby Championship, Meiji University beat Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 37-12 claiming their first championship title.
[University] In the final of the 12th All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Waseda and Meiji met again at Tokyo's National Stadium, which was filled to overflowing, and Meiji won easily 18-7 claiming their second championship title and for the first time in three years. In the 46th Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament, Waseda and Meiji tied 10-10, Waseda became the champion for the 20th time for six years in a row, and Meiji became the champion for the 13th time and for the first time in 13 years. In the 9th Kanto University Rugby League, Senshu had six wins and one draw and claimed their third league title and for the first time in two years. In the 47th Kansai University Rugby League, Doshisha defeated Tenri claiming their fourth league title for three consecutive years, winning all of their seven games. In Kyushu, Fukuoka Institute of Technology defeated Nagasaki 50−10 claiming their sixth title.
[Company] In the 28th Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto won against Tokyo Sanyo 17−10 claiming their second title and for the first time in four years.
[Sevens Rugby] In the 1st Hong Kong Sevens Tournament on 28 March 1976, the Japan national team was defeated by New Zealand in the semi-final 18-0.
[International] In May, Kintetsu toured Korea with two wins. In December, the Australian NSW high school selection team came to Japan and had seven wins. In March, Tokyo Sanyo toured New Zealand and Australia, with one win and three losses. Overseas tour of the Japan U18 national team: In March, the Japan U18 national team toured abroad for the second time in England and came home with seven losses.