Katsumi Miyaji

In his university enrollment days, he joined at the second Japanese Association invited NHK Cup along with Yoshihiro Sakata and other players, winning against Kintetsu and virtually took part in rugby.

Also, he took part in the Japan national rugby union team, with which he participated in the Asian championship in 1969, during the match against Hong Kong and won 1 cap.

And after the resignation of his predecessor Hitoshi Oka, he took the lead for the third time as head coach for the Japan national team in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, taking the command during the tournament.

Currently he runs a landscaping business, as well, he works on the development of Panasonic Wild Knights' training ground.

Nobuhiro Baba, the original author of the TV dorama School☆Wars is a junior student in Shijonaga High School and has been providing a large number of rugby-related materials for writing his work.