World Fighting Bull

World Fighting Bull
ワールドファイティングブル

Full name

World Fighting Bull

Union

Japan Rugby Football Union

Nickname(s)

Fighting Bull

Founded

1984

Location

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Ground(s)

World Rugby Ground

Coach(es)

Des Kissane

Team kit

2nd kit

World Fighting Bull is a Top League team but was demoted at the end of the Top League fourth season. It is from Kobe in the Kansai area of Japan, and therefore a local rival of Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers. World Co. is an apparel maker (fashion business) with its head office in Kobe.

Coached by Australian Des Kissane, the team placed 9th in the Top League 2004-5 season.

Slogan for 2006 season: "Support & Communication"

Top League Challenge Series

Top League Challenge Series - the top team of the three-way play-off between the second-placed regional teams had the right to play World, with the winner to be in the Top League in the 2005-6 season. World won this and remained in the Top League. However, they were relegated for the 2007-08 season.

2005
Date	Team	Points	Opposition
February 13	World Fighting Bull	49 - 0	Honda Heat

Players

Matt Cockbain - flanker/lock
Keiichiro Masuo - flanker
Masayoshi Tanizaki - center three-quarter back/wing three-quarter back
Shaun Webb - full back, Japan
ifereimi rawaqa - flanker/lock

External links

World Fighting Bull - official site

Top League

2016–17 teams	Canon Eagles Coca-Cola Red Sparks Honda Heat Kintetsu Liners Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers Kubota Spears Munakata Sanix Blues NEC Green Rockets NTT Shining Arcs Panasonic Wild Knights Ricoh Black Rams Suntory Sungoliath Toshiba Brave Lupus Toyota Industries Shuttles Toyota Verblitz Yamaha Júbilo

Former teams	IBM Big Blue Kyuden Voltex Mitsubishi Dynaboars NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes Secom Rugguts World Fighting Bull Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars

Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 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

Champions JRFU

Rugby union in Japan

Governing body

Japan Rugby Football Union

National teams

Men's	Japan Sunwolves A U-20 7's

Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	Japan at the Rugby World Cup Asian Rugby Championship Asian Sevens Series

Transnational	Super Rugby

National	Top League Lixil Cup Challenge series All-Japan Rugby Football Championship

Amateur	All Japan University Rugby Championship National High School Rugby Tournament

Hosted events	2019 Rugby World Cup Japan Sevens Japan Women's Sevens 2001 World Games Sanix World Youth Tournament

Defunct	Japan Company Rugby Football Championship

Major figures

Category
Commons

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