Sir Clive Woodward famously said during England's successful Rugby World Cup campaign, "We're not here to be Torville and Dean, we're here to win."

And so it was for Toshiba Brave Lupus, which won the 41st Japan Rugby Football Championship at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday, beating the Kobe Kobelco Steelers 22-10.

"It's been a long season," said Toshiba captain Teppei Tomioka after the game, poignantly wearing a T-shirt bearing the slogan "Never surrender."