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.

World Fighting Bull
ワールド ファイティングブル
Full nameWorld Fighting Bull
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Fighting Bull
Founded1984
Disbanded2009
LocationKobe, Hyogo, Japan
Ground(s)World Rugby Ground
Team kit

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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