The Doshisha rugby team is well known as a very strong team in the Kansai college rugby society; they won four times including consecutive wins in the Inter-college rugby football championships in the early 80's.
同志社大学ラグビー部は関西学生ラグビー界屈指の強豪として知られ、80年代前半には全国大学ラグビーフットボール選手権大会において3連覇を含む4度の優勝を成し遂げた。