World Fighting Bull

Rugby team

World Fighting Bull
ワールド ファイティングブルFull name| World Fighting Bull

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Union| Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)| Fighting Bull
Founded| 1984
Disbanded| 2009
Location| Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Ground(s)| World Rugby Ground

Team kit

World Fighting Bull were a Japanese rugby union team that played in the county's Top League competition. The team was the rugby team of clothing company World Co., based in Kobe in the Kansai area of Japan.

The team was founded in 1984, and spent their formative seasons playing in the Kansai League. They were one of the founding members of the Top League, playing in the inaugural season in 2003–04. The team played in the first four editions of the competition, before being relegated at the end of the 2006–07. After two more seasons playing in the Top West League, World Fighting Bull were dissolved in March 2009 after financial difficulties at World Co.

## Season history

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World Fighting Bull's record since the inception of the Top League in 2003–04 was:

World Fighting Bull season history

Competition  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TB  | LB  | Pts  | Pos  | Notes
2003–04 Top League | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 349 | 285 | +64 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 5th | Progressed to Microsoft Cup
2004–05 Top League | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 230 | 366 | −136 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9th | Survived relegation play-offs
2005–06 Top League | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 166 | 200 | −34 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9th | Survived relegation play-offs
2006–07 Top League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 211 | 481 | −270 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14th | Relegated to the Top West League
2007 Top West League | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 82 | +169 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1st | Lost in the promotion play-offs
2008 Top West League | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 192 | 107 | +85 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3rd |
Legend:
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points, Pos = Position.

## Former players

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* Matt Cockbain, flanker or lock
* Keiichiro Masuo, flanker
* Ifereimi Rawaqa, flanker or lock
* Masayoshi Tanizaki, centre or wing
* Mau Touriki, lock
* Shaun Webb, full-back

## External links

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* Official site Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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2023–24 teams|

| Division One|

* Black Rams Tokyo
* Hanazono Kintetsu Liners
* Kobelco Kobe Steelers
* Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay
* Mie Honda Heat
* Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
* Saitama Wild Knights
* Shizuoka Blue Revs
* Tokyo Sungoliath
* Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo
* Toyota Verblitz
* Yokohama Canon Eagles

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Division Two|

* Green Rockets Tokatsu
* Kamaishi Seawaves
* Kyuden Voltex
* NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka
* Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi
* Urayasu D-Rocks

Division Three|

* Chugoku Red Regulions
* Hino Red Dolphins
* Kurita Water Gush Akishima
* Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks
* Skyactivs Hiroshima

Former teams|

* Coca-Cola Red Sparks
* IBM Big Blue
* Munakata Sanix Blues
* Secom Rugguts
* World Fighting Bull
* Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars

Seasons|

* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

* Champions
* JRFU

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Top Challenge League

2021 teams|

* Chugoku Red Regulions
* Coca-Cola Red Sparks
* Kamaishi Seawaves
* Kintetsu Liners
* Kurita Water Gush
* Kyuden Voltex
* Mazda Blue Zoomers
* Shimizu Blue Sharks
* Toyota Industries Shuttles

Former teams|

* Canon Eagles
* Chubu Electric Power
* Hino Red Dolphins
* Honda Heat
* IBM Big Blue
* JR Kyūshū Thunders
* Kubota Spears
* Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
* Munakata Sanix Blues
* NTT Communications Shining Arcs
* NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
* Osaka Police
* Ricoh Black Rams
* Secom Rugguts
* Tokyo Gas
* Toyota Verblitz
* World Fighting Bull
* Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars

Seasons|

| Top League Challenge Series|

* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17

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Top Challenge League|

* 2017
* 2018

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