# World Fighting Bull
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{{Short description|Former Japanese rugby union club, based in Kobe}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = World Fighting Bull
ワールド ファイティングブル
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| fullname = World Fighting Bull
| nickname = Fighting Bull
| founded = {{start date and age|1984}}
| disbanded = {{start date and age|2009}}
| union = [Japan Rugby Football Union](/source/Japan_Rugby_Football_Union)
| ground = [World Rugby Ground](/source/World_Rugby_Ground)
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| countryflag = Japan
| location = [Kobe, Hyogo](/source/Kobe%2C_Hyogo), [Japan](/source/Japan)
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'''World Fighting Bull''' were a [Japan](/source/Japan)ese [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) team that played in the county's [Top League](/source/Top_League) competition. The team was the rugby team of clothing company [World Co.](/source/World_Co.%2C_Ltd.), based in [Kobe](/source/Kobe) in the [Kansai](/source/Kansai) area of Japan.
The team was founded in 1984, and spent their formative seasons playing in the [Kansai League](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88). They were one of the founding members of the Top League, playing in the inaugural season in [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Top_League). The team played in the first four editions of the competition, before being relegated at the end of the [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Top_League). After two more seasons playing in the [Top West League](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88), World Fighting Bull were dissolved in March 2009 after financial difficulties at World Co.
==Season history==
World Fighting Bull's record since the inception of the Top League in 2003–04 was:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width:80%;"
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! colspan="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" | '''World Fighting Bull season history'''
|-
! style="width:15%;" | Competition
! style="width:5%;" | P
! style="width:5%;" | W
! style="width:5%;" | D
! style="width:5%;" | L
! style="width:5%;" | PF
! style="width:5%;" | PA
! style="width:5%;" | PD
! style="width:5%;" | TB
! style="width:5%;" | LB
! style="width:5%;" | Pts
! style="width:5%;" | Pos
! style="width:30%;" | Notes
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [2003–04 Top League](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Top_League) || 11 || 6 || 0 || 5 || 349 || 285 || +64 || 7 || 1 || '''32''' || 5th || style="text-align:left;" | Progressed to [Microsoft Cup](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Top_League)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [2004–05 Top League](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Top_League) || 11 || 4 || 0 || 7 || 230 || 366 || −136 || 3 || 1 || '''20''' || 9th || style="text-align:left;" | Survived [relegation play-offs](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Top_League)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [2005–06 Top League](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Top_League) || 11 || 5 || 1 || 5 || 166 || 200 || −34 || 0 || 1 || '''23''' || 9th || style="text-align:left;" | Survived [relegation play-offs](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Top_League)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [2006–07 Top League](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Top_League) || 13 || 1 || 0 || 12 || 211 || 481 || −270 || 2 || 1 || '''7''' || 14th || style="text-align:left;" | Relegated to the [Top West League](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 2007 Top West League || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 251 || 82 || +169 || 5 || 0 || '''29''' || 1st || style="text-align:left;" | Lost in the [promotion play-offs](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Top_League)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 2008 Top West League || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 192 || 107 || +85 || 3 || 1 || '''16''' || 3rd ||
|-
| colspan="100%" style="height:10px; |
|-
| colspan="100%" | '''Legend:'''
P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points, Pos = Position.
|}
==Former players==
* [Matt Cockbain](/source/Matt_Cockbain), flanker or lock
* [Keiichiro Masuo](/source/Keiichiro_Masuo), flanker
* [Ifereimi Rawaqa](/source/Ifereimi_Rawaqa), flanker or lock
* [Masayoshi Tanizaki](/source/Masayoshi_Tanizaki), centre or wing
* [Mau Touriki](/source/Mau_Touriki), lock
* [Shaun Webb](/source/Shaun_Webb), full-back
* [Richard Turner](/source/Richard_Turner_(rugby_union)), No8
==External links==
* Official site {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323154136/http://www.world-fb.net | date=23 March 2009}}
{{Japan Rugby Top League}}
{{Top Challenge League}}
Category:Defunct rugby union teams in Japan
Category:Rugby in Kansai
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1984
Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2009
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Kobe
Category:1984 establishments in Japan
Category:2009 disestablishments in Japan
Category:Rugby union teams in Japan
Category:Rugby clubs disestablished in 2009
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