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Rugby union in Japan
| Rugby union in Japan | |
|---|---|
 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Japan v Wales, June 2013 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Governing body | Japan Rugby Football Union |
| National team(s) | Japan |
| Nickname(s) | Cherry Blossoms, Brave Blossoms |
| First played | 1866, Yokohama |
| Registered players | 122,598 (total) 53,416 (adult) 41,722 (teenage) 27,460 (pre-teenage)[1] |
| Clubs | 3,620 |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Audience records | |
| Single match | 66,999 Waseda Univ. vs Meiji Univ. (5 December 1952, National Stadium (Tokyo))[2] |
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Rugby union in Japan is a moderately popular sport. Japan has the fourth largest population of rugby union players in the world and the sport has been played there for over a century. There are 125,000 Japanese rugby players, 3,631 official rugby clubs, and the Japan national team is ranked 12th in the world.[3]
- ^ "International Rugby Board - JAPAN". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Hiroshi Hibino, 日比野弘の日本ラグビー全史, July 2007,ISBN 9784583103662
- ^ "IRB Mens Rankings".
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