Toshiba Brave Lupus
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup in 2005 under their innovative and inventive coach Masahiro Kunda, himself a former hooker for Toshiba and Japan. They are particularly known for the strength of their mauls. Before the Top League was created, the team was called Toshiba Fuchu after their location. Their slogan for 2006 season was "Once again to the Pinnacle (Restart)". The team rebranded as Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to Japan Rugby League One in 2022. Honours * All-Japan Championship ** Champions: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006 (joint champions with NEC Green Rockets), 2007 * Top League: ** Champions: 2004-05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009-10 Current squad The Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo squad for the 2023 season is: * * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Japan Rugby Football Union
The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU; ja, 日本ラグビーフットボール協会, ''Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Kyo-kai'') is the governing body for rugby union in Japan. It was formed 30 November 1926, and organises matches for the Japan national rugby union team, Japan national team. The JRFU is currently one of only two federations from outside the Rugby Union Six Nations Championship, Six Nations and The Rugby Championship with a seat on the executive council of World Rugby, the sport's international governing body (the other is Rugby Canada). Former Prime Minister of Japan, Japanese prime minister Yoshirō Mori served as the JRFU's current president until 2015, when Tadashi Okamura took over the position. Historical background Rugby union was first introduced to Japanese students at Keio University in Japan by Professor Edward Bramwell Clarke (who was born in Yokohama) and Tanaka Ginnosuke, both graduates of University of Cambridge, Cambridge University, in 1899. It h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuma Fujino
Yuma can refer to: Places * Yuma Desert, desert in southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico ;United States * Yuma County, Arizona ** Yuma, Arizona ** Fortuna Foothills, Arizona ** Marine Corps Air Station Yuma ** United States Army Yuma Proving Ground ** Yuma Territorial Prison * Fort Yuma, California * Yuma County, Colorado ** Yuma, Colorado * Yuma, Kansas * Yuma, Kentucky * Yuma, Michigan * Yuma, Tennessee ;Others * Long Island, Bahamas, called Yuma by Native Arawak Indians over 500 years ago * The Magdalena River, Colombia, also known as the Yuma River * La Yuma / el Yuma, approbative name for the United States in Cuba * Yuma (river), Dominican Republic People * Quechan, also called Yuma, a native people of Arizona * Juma people, a native people of Brazil * Suma Indians (Suma also spelled Yuma), a native people of Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico * Yuma (footballer), born Javier Monsálvez Carazo, Spanish footballer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese actress *, Japanese sw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kyosuke Kajikawa
is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock or flanker. He currently plays for the in Super Rugby and Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League. Club career Kajikawa signed for the Toshiba Brave Lupus ahead of the 2010-11 Top League season, bit didn't make his debut until the following year. By 2012 he had become a regular starter and had made more than 50 Top League appearances by the beginning of the 2016-17 season. International Kajikawa received his first call-up to Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals The 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals, also known as the ''2016 Autumn Internationals'' in the Northern Hemisphere, were a series of international rugby union matches predominantly played between the visiting Southern Hemisphere countries: .... He debuted in new head coach, Jamie Joseph's first game, a 54-20 loss at home to . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kajikawa, Kyosuke 1987 birt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Warner Dearns
is a Japanese rugby union player born in New Zealand who plays as a lock Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock .... He currently plays for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. International Dearns was called for his country on 28 October 2021 for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut on 13 November in the match against Portugal. References https://www.bravelupus.com/member/warner_dearns/ https://league-one.jp/player/392209 External links * 2002 births Living people Rugby union players from Wellington City Sportspeople from Wellington City Japanese rugby union players Rugby union locks Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players Naturalized citizens of Japan Naturalised sports competitors New Zea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Futoshi Mori
is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the hooker position. He currently plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League. Early / Provincial Career Mori has played all of his senior club rugby in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus who he joined in 2011. Super Rugby Career Mori 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 Asahara has played 2 internationals for Japan, his debut coming against South Korea on April 30, 2016 and his second cap being earned against Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ... a week later. Super Rugby Statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mori, Futoshi 1988 births Livin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daigo Hashimoto
Daigo may refer to: Buddhism *Daigo (Zen) (大悟), a Buddhist term meaning ''great enlightenment'' or ''great realization'' *Daigo (Shōbōgenzō) (大悟), or ''Great Realization'', a book in Eihei Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō * Daigo Temple (醍醐寺), from which Emperor Daigo took his name People *Emperor Daigo (醍醐天皇), Emperor of Japan between 897 and 930 *Daigo family, a branch of the Ichijō family of Japanese nobility *Daigo (musician) (born 1978), Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, talent, and voice actor * Daigo (name) *Daigo Umehara, or simply "Daigo", Japanese competitive fighting game player Places * Daigo, Fushimi, Kyoto, a district in the ward of Fushimi-ku, Kyoto * Daigo Station (Kyoto) (醍醐駅), a train station * Daigo Station (Akita) (醍醐駅), a train station *Daigo, Ibaraki (大子町), a town in Ibaraki Prefecture Other uses *Daigo (dairy product) (醍醐), or ghee, which is theorized to have been made in ancient Japan *, aka from ''Gosei Sentai Dair ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mamoru Harada
is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a hooker. He currently plays for Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season The 2020 Super Rugby season was the 25th season of Super Rugby, an international men's rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR involving teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. It is the third tournament in i ..., but did not make an appearance for the side. References 1999 births Living people Japanese rugby union players Rugby union hookers Sunwolves players Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Latu Taufa
Latu may be, * Latu language People with the surname "Latu" include * Akapei Latu (born 1978), Tongan judoka * Cameron Latu (born 2000), American football player *Cathrine Latu (born 1986), Tongan-New Zealand netball player * George Latu (born 1965), Samoan lawyer * Laiatu Latu (born 2000), American football player * Leilani Latu (born 1993), Tongan rugby league footballer * Nili Latu (born 1982), Tongan rugby union footballer * Patrick Latu, American rugby league footballer *Penieli Latu (born 1973), Tongan rugby league footballer * Sam Latu (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer *Sinali Latu (born 1965), Tongan-Japanese rugby union footballer * Sione Latu (born 1971), Tongan-Japanese rugby league footballer *Tolu Latu (born 1993), Tongan-Australian rugby union footballer * Viliami Latu, Tongan politician People with the given name "Latu" include *Latu Fifita Latu Fifita (born 29 October 1987) is a professional rugby league footballer of Indigenous Australian and Tong ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masataka Mikami
is a Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. References External links Top League Profile in Japanese Toshiba Brave Lupus profile in 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 culture ** Japanese diaspor ... * 1988 births Living people Tokai University alumni Japanese rugby union players Japan international rugby union players Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players People from Aomori (city) Rugby union props Sunwolves players {{Japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teruo Makabe
Teruo (written: 輝雄, 輝男, 輝夫, 辉夫, 昭雄, 照雄 or 照夫) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese painter *, Japanese academic *, Japanese film director *, Japanese shot putter *, Japanese footballer *Teruo Kakuta, Japanese manga artist *Teruo Murakami, Japanese table tennis player *, Taiwanese-born Imperial Japanese Army soldier *Teruo Nakamura (golfer) (born 1952), Japanese golfer *, Japanese jazz musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese writer *Terry Teruo Kawamura Terry Teruo Kawamura (December 10, 1949 – March 20, 1969) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. Vietnam War military service and death Terry Kawamura joined the Army in Oahu, H ..., United States Army soldier See also * 5924 Ter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |