Kobe Kobelco Steelers
The Kobelco Kobe Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-2004 season. The team rebranded as Kobelco Kobe Steelers ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022. Honours * Top League: ** Champions: 2003–04, 2018-19 Personnel Current management team Current squad The current Kobelco Kobe Steelers squad for the 2023 season is: * * denotes players qualified to play for the Japan on dual nationality or residency grounds. Past players Japanese players * Toshiyuki Hayashi * Ian Williams * Seiji Hirao * Yuya Saito * Kensuke Iwabuchi * Daisuke Ohata * Andrew Miller Foreign players * Brodie Retallick * Andy Ellis * Dan Carter * Adam Ashley-Cooper * Aaron Cruden * Andries Bekker * Jacque Fourie * Ron Cribb * Dave Bickle * Mark Egan * Simon Wensley * Pierre Hola * Peter Grant * Thinus Delport * Ben Smith * L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noevir Stadium Kobe
The , also known as The , is a football stadium in Misaki Park, Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 30,132. This stadium, which features a retractable roof, is the home ground of J1 League club Vissel Kobe and the rugby union Japan Rugby League One team Kobelco Kobe Steelers. In 1970, was opened at the site of the Kobe Keirin Track. It was the first football stadium in Japan to be able to host games at night following the installation of night lighting. 2002 FIFA World Cup In order to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was renovated to install a removable roof and increase spectator capacity. It was opened under the name Kobe Wing Stadium in November 2001 with a capacity of 42,000. Reopened in 2003 with a reduced capacity of 32,000 Kobe Wing Stadium became the home of the Vissel Kobe football club. 2019 Rugby World Cup The stadium has been announced as one of the venues for 2019 Rugby World Cup which will be the first Rugby World Cup The R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shigure Takao ''
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The Japanese name Shigure is noteworthy in several contexts: * Asa Shigure or Ama Shigure, characters from the ''Shuffle!'' series of games/anime * Shigure Sohma, from the ''Fruits Basket'' anime * Japanese destroyer ''Shigure'', two Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers * a Rain Ninja Genin in ''Naruto'' * Shigure, a major character in the Japanese anime series, ''Ninja Scroll'' * Shigure, a demon surgeon from the ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' series * Shigure Kōsaka, a mysterious female ninja from the manga and anime series '' Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi'' * Shigure Yukimi, a soldier from the ''Seraph of the End'' series * Shigure Soen, the sword style that Takeshi Yamamoto uses in the anime series, ''Reborn! ''Reborn!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, a young boy who discovers that he is next in line to become boss of the Vongola family, a powerful Mafia organi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naohiro Kotaki
is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the lock position. He currently plays for the in Super Rugby and the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League. Early / Provincial Career Kotaki has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus who he joined in 2015. Super Rugby Career Kotaki was selected as a member of the first ever Sunwolves squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He played 3 matches in their debut campaign. International Kotaki made his senior international debut for Japan in a match against South Korea on April 30, 2016 and also featured as a starter in all 3 of his country's tests during the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film ... series. Super R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takara Imamura
Takara Co., Ltd. (株式会社タカラ) was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. In March 2006, the company merged with Tomy Co., Ltd. to form Takara Tomy. The Takara motto was 遊びは文化」("playing is culture"). Products Toys In 1967, Takara produced the first generation of the Licca-chan doll, which was 21 centimeters tall and had the last name of Kayama, inspired by the musician Yuzo Kayama and actress Yoshiko Kayama. In 1975, Takara produced the Diaclone and Microman Micro Change toys. In 1984, the toy line was rebranded by Hasbro as "Transformers", which made Takara waste no time joining in. Takara continued to sell Microman and used it as the basis for the Micronauts toy line. Micronauts were sold internationally by the Mego Corporation. Other transforming toys made by Takara include Brave, Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver, and Daigunder. Both Webdiver and Daigunder toys could interact with TV screens, which proved only but a fad in the early 2000s. Takara also inve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
Gerard Cowley-Tuioti (born Gerard Tuioti-Mariner; June 16, 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Kobelco Kobe Steelers in Japan Rugby League One. He formerly played for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. Early career Raised in Auckland, he was initially schooled at Massey High School but later attended Kelston Boys' High School and helped its team reach the semi-finals of their 1A competition in 2010. Senior career Cowley-Tuioti first played provincial level rugby in New Zealand in 2014, turning out 5 times for . He became a regular starter the following year, playing 10 times and then played a significant role in Harbour's successful 2016 campaign which saw them promoted from the Championship to the Premiership for 2017. Cowley-Tuioti played in all 12 games during the season, 11 of them from the start, and scored 1 try. Super Rugby After just a season and a half's experienc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ikuma Yamada
Ikuma is a settlement in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...'s Central Province. References Populated places in Central Province (Kenya) {{CentralKE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kenta Matsuoka
Kenta (written: , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese professional wrestler known in WWE as Hideo Itami, and otherwise his first name stylized in all caps *, Japanese international football player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer, member of South Korean groups JBJ and JBJ95 *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters * in ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' * in '' Ani-Yoko'' * in ''Denji Sentai Megaranger'' * in ''Digimon Tamers'' * Kenta, civilian name of Lung, a villain in the we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wang Kyung-Mun
Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand * Wang Township, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Wang, Bavaria, a town in the district of Freising, Bavaria, Germany * Wang, Austria, a town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria * An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Australia * Wang Theatre, in Boston, Massacheussetts * Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian American center at Stony Brook University Other * Wang (Tibetan Buddhism), a form of empowerment or initiation * Wang tile, in mathematics, are a class of formal systems * ''Wang'' (musical), an 1891 New York musical * Wang Film Productions, Taiwanese-American animation studios * Wang Laboratories, an American computer company founded by Dr. An Wang * WWNG, a radio station (1330 AM) licensed to serve Havelock ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takuya Kitade
is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Hooker. He currently plays for in Super Rugby and Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's domestic Top League Japan Rugby League One (formerly the Top League) is a rugby union competition in Japan. It is the highest level of professional rugby competition in the country. The Japan Rugby Football Union created the competition in 2003, by absorbing the .... References 1992 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Rugby union hookers Tokyo Sungoliath players Japan international rugby union players Sunwolves players Kobelco Kobe Steelers players {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryuhei Arita
is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a hooker. In his home country he plays for the Coca-Cola Red Sparks whom he joined in 2011. He was also named in the first ever squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. Arita is a Japanese international who debuted against Kazakhstan in 2012, but did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was onl .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Arita, Ryuhei 1989 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Rugby union hookers Coca-Cola Red Sparks players Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) Sunwolves players Kobelco Kobe Steelers players ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Motoki Yamazaki
Motoki (written: 元気, 昌樹, 誠記, 基輝, or モトキ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Motoki Imagawa is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Imagawa was born in Tokyo on May 17, 1980. He joined the J2 League club Vegalta Sendai (formerly ''Brummell Sendai'') as part of the youth team in 1999. He debuted against Consadole Sapporo ... (born 1980), Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor and singer *, Japanese academic and linguist Motoki (written: 本木, 元木 or 端木) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese film director and producer *, Japanese actor *, Chinese businessman *, Japanese actor *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese rugby union player {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |