Ginnosuke Tanaka (田中 銀之助, Tanaka Ginnosuke, 20 January 1873 – 27 August 1933) is credited with the introduction of rugby to Japan. He was educated at the Leys School in Cambridge and then Trinity Hall, a college of Cambridge University.[1] He introduced rugby to students at Keio University, in 1899, with the help of Edward Bramwell Clarke. Later, he pursued a career in banking.
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GinnosukeTanaka (田中 銀之助, TanakaGinnosuke, 20 January 1873 – 27 August 1933) is credited with the introduction of rugby to Japan. He was educated at the...
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were introduced to the game by Professor Edward Bramwell Clarke and GinnosukeTanaka both graduates of Cambridge University. The formation of a national...
decided to pass on to them. Together with fellow Cambridge alumni TanakaGinnosuke, he established a rugby union at Keio in 1899 and served as coach to...
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by Professor Edward Bramwell Clarke (who was born in Yokohama) and TanakaGinnosuke, both graduates of Cambridge University, in 1899. It had been played...
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at Keio university in 1899, by Professor Edward Bramwell Clarke and TanakaGinnosuke. Japan's first international match took place on 31 January 1932, when...
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