Mike Galbraith's history of Western Sport in Japan
taken from ycacrugby
In 1974 the YC&AC rugby section went on tour to Seoul and played to matches. This appears to be the first overseas tour made by any YC&AC sports team and is one of the first rugby tour to Korea by any team. Alex Russell allowed me to copy his rugby photos displayed before he left Japan. The text is from the YC&AC magazine.
An email out of the blue containing two photos reveals the true start of Yokohama’s first kids rugby school.
Background At the end of the 19th century the two leading international trading ports in Japan were Yokohama and Kobe and they were both home to foreign sports clubs, the largest of which were the Yokohama Cricket and Athletic Club (YC&AC) and the Kobe Regatta and Athletic Club. (KR&AC). Not long after the latter was … Read more
Play rugby in Japan. If you are looking for a great rugby club, check out the YC&AC whose rugby team’s establishment preceded that of the the RFU by five years. The club is one of the very few clubs in Japan to have its own ground on a hill with a great view of Mt. Fuji and has a special sports bar for after-match receptions yards from the pitch ….
The annual rugby interport match played between Yokohama (YC&AC) and Kobe (KR&AC) started on Xmas day 1902 and was Japan’s longest running rugby fixture. Kobe hasn’t been able to field a team for more than 10 years. Here is a report on the 1972 match that was published in the club’s monthly in-house magazine and forwarded to me by John Quin, who played for the YC&AC that day.
GLIMPSES OF YC&AC AND RUGBY IN JAPAN ON AND OFF THE FIELD IN 1920s & 1930s – BILL SALTER’S REMINISCENCES
Playing SquadYoshi Amano, Bill Baker, Masahiko Ikeda, Fumitaka Katakura “The Cherry”, Junji Kikkawa, Michael King, Kats Matsuo, Yoshio Nike, “Caviar Ken“ Noguchi, Masa Nozaki, Hiroyuki Nozawa, Nao Obata, Daisuke Okada, Ryosuke Okawara, Scott Sizemore, Simon Tross Youle (captain), Shunichi Tsushima, Masafumi Uchiyama, Yasufumi Uchiyama The post YCAC Over 35s Tournament – Saturday 21st March appeared … Read more
YC&AC v Acorn (Sun 8 Mar 15) Photos by: Kyoko ObayashiResult: YC&AC 62 Acorn 7 (HT: 24 – 0)Tries: Jamie Henry (3), Kazu Takamori (2), Ian Miller (2), Bill Baker, Koji Takehara, Mikey MulipolaConversion: Ryo Okawara (5), Jamie Henry (1) The post YC&AC v Acorn (Sun 8 Mar 15) appeared first on Tokyo Japan Rugby … Read more
Report by: Joe FisherResults: Hokkaido Barbarians = Lost 29 – 0 | Sharks = Lost 41 – 21 | Tamariva = Lost (Default) | Komaba WMM = Lost 36 – 22 | Kitagami Blaze Rugger = Won 40 – 27 | Taisei Reds = Won 18 – 17 | RKU Dragons = Lost 76 – … Read more