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Tokyo Sungoliath
Tokyo Sungoliath (formerly known as Suntory Sungoliath) is owned by the Suntory beverage company and is one of the Japanese rugby union teams in the Top League. The team is based in Fuchū, Tokyo, as is their local rival Toshiba Brave Lupus. The team rebranded as Tokyo Sungoliath ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022. Suntory coached by Katsuyuki Kiyomiya won the Microsoft Cup on February 24, 2008 by defeating Sanyo Wild Knights in a close and exciting game, 14-10. Suntory therefore became the champion of the Top League for the 2007–08 season. On June 18, 2008 it was announced that George Gregan, the most-capped player in the sport's history, had joined the club on a two-year contract.Daily Yomiuri June 19, 2008) Gregan remained with the club until he announced his retirement at the end of the 2010–11 season. Honours * All-Japan Championship ** Champions: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012 ** Runner-up: 2008 * Microsoft Cup ** Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
(also called Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium) is a rugby union stadium located in the Aoyama district of central Tokyo, Japan. It is the spiritual home of Japanese rugby union and the headquarters of the Japan Rugby Football Union. Named for Prince Chichibu, the late brother of Emperor Hirohito, the venue is used mostly for rugby sevens and rugby union matches. Redevelopment plans call for the stadium and the adjacent Meiji Jingu Stadium, used for baseball, to be demolished and replaced with new facilities. Facilities The stadium currently can accommodate 27,188 spectators, but only part of the stands are covered. A large electronic scoreboard was added to the grounds as a step toward modernization before the fifth Rugby World Cup in 2003. On April 19, 2007, it was announced that the stadium was to be equipped with lights for night games by the end of July, to assist with the RWC 2015 bid. The first rugby game under lights was Japan v Asian Barbarians in August 2007, the sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genki Sudo (rugby Union)
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, singer, actor and politician who has been serving as a political independent in the House of Councillors since 2019. Between 1998 and 2006, Sudo was a professional athlete and then was in the entertainment industry from 2006 to 2019. He has since returned to his previous position in World Order as of September 2021 where he is currently active. He is a retired mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, until 31 December 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is known for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. Sudo, following his retirement, transitioned into a career in entertainment as a Japanese singer, composer, choreographer, actor, professional calligrapher and author. He is the producer, director, and lead vocalist of the music group World Order, which is known for their techno music style and highly synchronised robotic choreogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kan Nakano
Kan or KAN may refer to: Places * Kan (river), a tributary of the Yenisey in Russia * Kan District of Iran * Kan, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Batken Region * Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Nigeria, IATA code * Kannapolis (Amtrak station), North Carolina, US, station code * Kansas, a U.S. state People * Kan (surname), including a list of people with the surname * One of the Bacabs of Mayan mythology * Kan (musician), Japanese singer-songwriter * Kan Shimozawa (1892–1968), Japanese novelist * Kan Otake (born 1983), Japanese professional baseball player Music * "Kan" (song), Israeli Eurovision song in 1991 * KAN, UK folk supergroup with Brian Finnegan and Aidan O'Rourke In science and technology * ''kan'', PDP ligand, kanamycin A * Iwasawa decomposition of a Lie group in mathematics Weights and measures * A Japanese unit of mass () * Kan, a Korean unit of length Other uses * Kan language (other), several languages * Club of Committed Non-Party M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Morikawa
is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Prop. He currently plays for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's domestic Top League. International Morikawa received his first call-up to his country's wider training squad in April 2021, ahead of British and Irish Lions test. On 24 May, he was named in the 36-man squad for the match against the Sunwolves The Sunwolves (Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or ... and tour of Scotland and Ireland. References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile 1993 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Rugby union props Tokyo Sungoliath players 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenta Kobayashi (rugby Union)
, known mononymously as Kenta (stylised in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Bullet Club stable. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. Kobayashi pioneered both the '' Go 2 Sleep'' and '' Busaiku Knee'' kick finishing maneuvers, later popularized by CM Punk and Bryan Danielson, respectively. Kobayashi started his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), before moving to Pro Wrestling Noah; through Noah's involvement in the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA), a global organization of cooperative promotions that allow their competitors to travel abroad to other companies, he has wrestled extensively in American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). In Noah, he was a one-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and one-time GHC Tag Team Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinnosuke Kakinaga
is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Tokyo Sungoliath and the Japan national team. Club career In his home country he plays for Suntory Sungoliath whom he joined in 2014. He was also named in the first ever squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. International career Kakinaga is a Japanese international who debuted against in 2014, however he 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 External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kakinaga, Shinnosuke 1991 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Rugby union props Tokyo Sungoliath players Sunwolves players Sportspeopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintaro Ishihara (rugby Union)
is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a Prop. 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 1990 births Living people People from Mitaka, Tokyo Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Rugby union props Tokyo Sungoliath players Sunwolves players 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaro Hosoki
Kotaro, Kōtarō or Koutarou (written: , , , , , , , , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese scientist and inventor *, Japanese photography critic and writer *, Japanese painter *, Japanese writer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese composer and music arranger *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese actor *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese chemical engineer *, Japanese economist and academic *, Japanese poet and sculptor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese jurist and politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese video game director and scenario writer *Kotaro Umeji, Japanese graphic designer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese jujutsuka Fictional characters: *, a character in the manga series ''Haiky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Hay (rugby Union)
William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film ''Oh, Mr. Porter!'' (1937), made by Gainsborough Pictures, is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many comedians have acknowledged him as a major influence. Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer. Early life Hay was born at 23 Durham Street in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. He was one of two sons and three daughters of William Robert Hay (1851–1920) and his wife, Elizabeth (1859–1910) (née Ebden). When Will Hay Jr. was less than a year old the family moved to Lowestoft in Suffolk. By his late teens, Hay had become fluent in Italian, French and German and secured employment as an interpreter. Career Early career Hay decided to become an actor when he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
