Survey on Rookie Won in Japanese University Rugby: The Example of the Waseda University Rugby Football Club

Abstract

    This research conducted a profile investigation of the members who belong to the Waseda University Rugby Football Club, for the purpose of clarifying the tendencies of rookie players recruited into university rugby clubs. There were 7 high schools from which over 10 players were recruited in 10 seasons by the club. Among the more than 10 players in 10 seasons there were 5 high schools from which the players became prime members of the club. Furthermore, it turned out that students of the attached high school of Waseda University and its strong team of high school rugby football were highly recruited by the club. However, the rate of the prime members from Higashi Fukuoka high school and Keiko Gakuen high school were high. It is assumed that these high schools are good partners of the Waseda University Rugby Football club. On the other hand, although there were many players from attached high schools, there were few prime players. Therefore, research into training and strengthening of these high schools is required for future study.