World Fighting Bull
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| World Fighting Bull ワールド ファイティングブル |
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| Full name | World Fighting Bull | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Fighting Bull | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground | World Rugby Ground | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Des Kissane | |||||||||||||||||
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World Fighting Bull is a Top League team 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"
[edit] 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.
2005
February 13 World Fighting Bull 49 Honda Heat 0
[edit] Players
- Matt Cobain - flanker/lock
[edit] External links
- World Fighting Bull - official site
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| Federation: | Japan Rugby Football Union |
| National team: | Japanese national team • Japan Sevens |
| International Competitions: | World Cup • Pacific Nations Cup • Super Cup • World Cup Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Top League • Microsoft Cup • University championship rugby |
| Top League clubs 2006-07: | Coca Cola West Red Sparks • Fukuoka Sanix Blues • IBM Big Blue • Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers • Kubota Spears • NEC Green Rockets • Ricoh Black Rams • Sanyo Wild Knights • Secom Rugguts • Suntory Sungoliath • Toshiba Brave Lupus • Toyota Verblitz • World Fighting Bull • Yamaha Jubilo |
