Edward Bramwell Clarke

Rugby Dec 1, 2019

Keio boys triumph as Japan's oldest sides play memorial match

by Ayano Shimizu

A memorial match between two of Japan's oldest rugby clubs was held in Yokohama on Sunday to commemorate the country's longest rivalry. Keio University's junior team beat the Yokohama Country and Athletic Club 90-0 in a rematch of their first game, which was won by ...

Lifestyle Mar 15, 2014

1866 and all that: the untold early history of rugby in Japan

by Mike Galbraith

The history of rugby in Japan is arguably longer than that of every major rugby-playing country in the world outside of the British Isles and Australia. Very sorry France, New Zealand and South Africa! Regarding early documented rugby history, Japan wins. Until the recent ...