ULTIMATE CRUSH: Waseda University Rugby, Leadership and Building the Strongest Winning Team in Japan

by Katsuyuki Kiyomiya
Ian Ruxton (trans.)

Publisher: Ian Ruxton

Language: English

Country: Japan

Edition: Hardcover (De Luxe)

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Printed: 183 pages, 8.25" x 10.75", casewrap-hardcover binding, black and white interior ink

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HARDCOVER DE LUXE. The story of Katsuyuki Kiyomiya's miraculous five years (2001-06) coaching Japan's top university rugby team, written by the coach himself as the bestselling Kyuukyoku no Shouri (pubd. Feb. 2006) and translated into English. Kiyomiya's record over five years is outstanding: Played 70, Won 62, Drawn 1, Lost 7. Tipped as a probable future coach of Japan, in March 2006 he became the highly successful full-time professional head coach of Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's Top League.
The tragic sub-plot is the murder in Iraq in 2003 of rugby player-diplomat Katsuhiko ("Katsu") Oku, Kiyomiya's senior who invented the ULTIMATE CRUSH slogan.
Reviewed in Rugby World, Feb. 2007 issue.
Hardcover sold here and on the amazon websites.
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Rugby World review

19 Mar 2007 (updated 10 Apr 2007)

by Ian Ruxton

"Almost no English literature exists about Japanese rugby, so this translation is a rarity. It is by successful coach Katsuyuki Kiyomiya, who won trophies galore with Waseda University from 2001-6 before taking over a Top League side. Among his ideas was reducing practice from six hours a day to two. The book's charm lies in its insights into Japanese culture: where else would a player hit by his coach for making a disrespectful remark later plead forgiveness on bended knee? And Kiyomiya's irritation at meeting weak opponents is clear: the stronger the opposition, the more Waseda had to strive for improvement!" (review written by Alan Peary, Rugby World magazine, February 2007 issue, p.152)

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