1981: 83rd Season

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[Rules] In U19 matches, substitution of up to six players was approved.
[Japan] The Japan team won a test match against the Hong Kong national team 18-12.
[Japan Rugby Championship] In the 19th Japan Rugby Championship, Kamaishi won big against struggling Meiji 30−14 claiming their fifth championship title for four consecutive years.
[University] In the 18th All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Meiji claimed their fifth title and for the first time in two years. In the 52nd Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament, Waseda, which continued to decline, won the Waseda-Meiji match claiming their 22nd title and for the first time in five years, winning all of their matches. In the 15th Kanto University Rugby League, Hosei claimed their seventh (11th in their career) league title for three years in a row, with six wins and one loss. In the 53rd Kansai University Rugby League, Doshisha claimed their 31st league title for six years in a row, winning all their seven matches. The 1st Kyushu Championship was to be held and the winner of this championship would proceed to the All-Japan University Rugby Championship. Fukuoka University claimed the title. A record-setting sell-out crowd of 65,000 watched the Waseda-Meiji match at Tokyo's National Stadium and was excited with Waseda's come-from-behind win. This is the highest record for official spectators to attend an event at Tokyo's National Stadium.
[Company] In the 34th Japan Company Rugby Football Championship, Nippon Steel Kamaishi beat TOYOTA 19−0 claiming their sixth title for four years in a row.
[International] The All-Nippon Steel team participated in the Soviet Union International Championship held August 15-23 in Moscow, achieving three wins with two losses. In September, the Dublin University team from Ireland came to Japan with four wins and two losses. In October, Ponsonby Rugby Club from New Zealand came to Japan with four wins. In February, All-Waseda toured the United Kingdom and France with two wins and two losses. In March 1982, the Japan U18 national team toured abroad for the seventh time to England with five wins and one loss.