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World Fighting Bull
ワールド ファイティングブル

Full name	World Fighting Bull
Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname	Fighting Bull
Founded	1984 (1984)
Disbanded	2009 (2009)
Location	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Ground	World Rugby Ground
Team kit

World Fighting Bull were a Japanese rugby union team that played in the county's Top League competition. The team was the rugby team of clothing company World Co., based in Kobe in the Kansai area of Japan.

The team was founded in 1984, and spent their formative seasons playing in the Kansai League. They were one of the founding members of the Top League, playing in the inaugural season in 2003–04. The team played in the first four editions of the competition, before being relegated at the end of the 2006–07. After two more seasons playing in the Top West League, World Fighting Bull were dissolved in March 2009 after financial difficulties at World Co.

World Fighting Bull's record since the inception of the Top League in 2003–04 was:

• Matt Cockbain, flanker or lock
• Keiichiro Masuo, flanker
• Ifereimi Rawaqa, flanker or lock
• Masayoshi Tanizaki, centre or wing
• Mau Touriki, lock
• Shaun Webb, full-back
• Richard Turner, No8

• Official site Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine