Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly the Yamaha Júbilo) are a rugby union team based in

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. The team came second behind

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in the second season of Japanese rugby's

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(2004–05). They were coached by former

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and Fijian player-coach Tabai Matson. Founded in 1984, its name was " Yamaha Motors Rugby Football Club". The team rebranded as the Shizuoka Blue Revs ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the

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in 2022. The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in

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, which has had a notable

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on the Japanese language.

Current squad

The Shizuoka Blue Revs squad for the 2023 season is: * * denotes players qualified to play for the

on dual nationality or residency grounds.

Former players

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(centre, wing) - 2012-2017 *

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(flanker, number 8) - 2011–2013 seasons *

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(fly half, centre, full back) - joined March 2005 *

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(fly half, full back) - 2004–05 season * Wataru Murata (scrum half) - retired at the end of the 2007–08 Top League season and became coach of the Japan national sevens team

Coaches

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- Director of Rugby * Tabai Matson - Player and Head Coach * Takanobu Horikawa - coach *

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- backs coach, player * Simon Kerr - forwards coach

References

External links

Toshiba, Yamaha set to do battle in Microsoft Cup final
- Japan Times, January 31, 2005
Yamaha rugby
home page (in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamaha Jubilo Japan Rugby League One teams Rugby clubs established in 1984 Júbilo Iwata Sports teams in Shizuoka Prefecture Yamaha Corporation 1984 establishments in Japan Iwata, Shizuoka