Yamaha Júbilo

Yamaha Jubilo
ヤマハ発動機ジュビロ
Full name Yamaha Jubilo
Union Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s) Jubilo
Founded 1984
Location Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Ground(s) Yamaha Stadium (Capacity: 15,165)
Coach(es) Takanobu Horikawa
Team kit
2nd kit

Yamaha Jubilo is a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004–05). They were coached by former All Black Grant Batty and Fijian player-coach Tabai Matson.

The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese, which has had a notable influence on the Japanese language.[1]

Current squad

The provisional Yamaha Júbilo squad for the 2016–17 Top League season is:[2]

Yamaha Júbilo squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

  • Japan Tenyu Aono
  • Malaysia Duke Krishnan
  • Japan Yuya Odo
  • Japan Kohei Saita

Loose Forwards

Scrum-halves

  • Japan Shinya Ikemachi
  • Japan Yuki Kagoshima
  • Japan Yuki Yatomi
  • Japan Fumihiro Yoshizawa

Fly-halves

  • Japan Syoh Kiyohara
  • Japan Tatsuhiko Otao

Centres

Wingers

  • Japan Shohei Awata
  • Japan Tatsuya Fujii
  • Tonga Rocky Havili
  • Japan Naoki Hayakawa
  • Japan Chikara Ito
  • Japan Shinji Nakazono
  • Japan Shota Tanaka
  • South Africa Gerhard van den Heever

Fullbacks

  • Japan Hiroaki Ishizuka
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped

Former players

Coaches

References

  1. Nomikos Vaporis, Constantine (Jan 6, 2012). Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns. ABC-CLIO. p. 99. ISBN 0313392013. Retrieved June 12, 2015. The Portuguese and their culture had some influence on Japanese clothing, accessories, food and language.
  2. "Yamaha Júbilo: The Team" (in Japanese). Yamaha Motors. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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