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[JRFU] The vice chairperson Ichiro Isoda was recommended as the 10th chairperson at the board meeting of the JRFU on July 7. The Kumagaya municipal rugby stadium was completed, which accommodates 24,000 people and has two subfields, and the Waseda-Meiji match was held on March 24, with an overflowing crowd in attendance.
[Rules] A new rule was defined that “when a scrum turns more than 90 degrees without being able to send out the ball, the ball will be given to the opposite team for a scrum.”
[Japan] For the 2nd RWC, the Asia-Pacific regional qualifying tournament was held at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in April and the Japan national team placed second while West Samoa claimed the title and booked a ticket to the 2nd RWC.
* The United States national team came to Japan and the Japan U23 national team won 16−0, while the Japan national team lost a test match 25-15.
* In the final of the 12th Asia Rugby Championship held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Japan national team lost to South Korea 13-9, which was the third consecutive loss, giving away the top position in Asian to South Korea.
[Japan Rugby Championship] In the 28th Japan Rugby Championship, Kobe Steel beat Meiji University 38−15 becoming the Japanese champion three years in a row.
[University] In the 27th All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Meiji beat Waseda 16−13 claiming their eighth championship title and for the first time in two years. In the 61st Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament, Waseda and Meiji met winning all their matches and tied 24-24. They became co-champions. In the 24th Kanto University Rugby League, Kanto Gakuin had seven wins and one loss claiming the title for the first time. In the 62nd Kansai University Rugby League, Kyoto Sangyo won all their seven matches achieving their long-cherished first title. In the 10th Kyushu Championship, Fukuoka and National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya fought each other four years in a row and Fukuoka won 36−19.
[Company] The 43rd Japan Company Rugby Football Championship had a dramatic end. Kobe Steel tied the score with a try by Ian Williams just before full-time, then got a dramatic win 18-16 against Sanyo Electric with a come-from-behind goal made by Takahiro Hosokawa.
[International] In April, Suntory toured Australia with two draws and two losses. In June, NEC toured South Korea with two wins. In August, All Tokyo & Nagoya Ladies toured New Zealand. A foundation memorial match with St. Catherine's College Kobe Institute of the University of Oxford was held on September 28. Oxford University 28−12 Kobe Steel: In February, the Japan national student team toured Ireland with five wins. In March 1991, the Japan B team toured Zimbabwe with four wins and one loss. In March 1991, the Japan U18 national team toured abroad for the 16th time to Wales with three wins and two losses.
[JRFU] The vice chairperson Ichiro Isoda was recommended as the 10th chairperson at the board meeting of the JRFU on July 7. The Kumagaya municipal rugby stadium was completed, which accommodates 24,000 people and has two subfields, and the Waseda-Meiji match was held on March 24, with an overflowing crowd in attendance.
[Rules] A new rule was defined that “when a scrum turns more than 90 degrees without being able to send out the ball, the ball will be given to the opposite team for a scrum.”
[Japan] For the 2nd RWC, the Asia-Pacific regional qualifying tournament was held at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in April and the Japan national team placed second while West Samoa claimed the title and booked a ticket to the 2nd RWC.
* The United States national team came to Japan and the Japan U23 national team won 16−0, while the Japan national team lost a test match 25-15.
* In the final of the 12th Asia Rugby Championship held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Japan national team lost to South Korea 13-9, which was the third consecutive loss, giving away the top position in Asian to South Korea.
[Japan Rugby Championship] In the 28th Japan Rugby Championship, Kobe Steel beat Meiji University 38−15 becoming the Japanese champion three years in a row.
[University] In the 27th All-Japan University Rugby Championship, Meiji beat Waseda 16−13 claiming their eighth championship title and for the first time in two years. In the 61st Kanto Inter-University Rugby Tournament, Waseda and Meiji met winning all their matches and tied 24-24. They became co-champions. In the 24th Kanto University Rugby League, Kanto Gakuin had seven wins and one loss claiming the title for the first time. In the 62nd Kansai University Rugby League, Kyoto Sangyo won all their seven matches achieving their long-cherished first title. In the 10th Kyushu Championship, Fukuoka and National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya fought each other four years in a row and Fukuoka won 36−19.
[Company] The 43rd Japan Company Rugby Football Championship had a dramatic end. Kobe Steel tied the score with a try by Ian Williams just before full-time, then got a dramatic win 18-16 against Sanyo Electric with a come-from-behind goal made by Takahiro Hosokawa.
[International] In April, Suntory toured Australia with two draws and two losses. In June, NEC toured South Korea with two wins. In August, All Tokyo & Nagoya Ladies toured New Zealand. A foundation memorial match with St. Catherine's College Kobe Institute of the University of Oxford was held on September 28. Oxford University 28−12 Kobe Steel: In February, the Japan national student team toured Ireland with five wins. In March 1991, the Japan B team toured Zimbabwe with four wins and one loss. In March 1991, the Japan U18 national team toured abroad for the 16th time to Wales with three wins and two losses.