Top League
In an effort to improve the overall standard of Japanese rugby, the JRFU created a new semi-professional Top League in 2003 with the season spanning 2003-04. In the second season the League was composed of the following company-sponsored teams:
- Kintetsu Liners
- Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers
- Kubota Spears
- NEC Green Rockets
- Nihon IBM Big Blue
- Ricoh Black Rams
- Sanyo Wild Knights
- Suntory Sungoliath
- Toshiba Brave Lupus
- Toyota Verblitz
- World Fighting Bull
- Yamaha Jubilo.
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