Playing the Japan Way, London style.

London Japanese RFC was founded in 1979 by a group of former Japanese internationals who came to London for different reasons, and former members include such big names in Japanese rugby as Hiroaki Shukuzawa, Seiji Hirao, Toshiyuki Hayashi and many others.

The owner of the Japanese restaurant, Yoshi on Goodge Street, Noboru Watanabe, is one of the founding members of the team.