Green Rockets Tokatsu

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Green Rockets Tokatsu
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Full nameGreen Rockets Tokatsu
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Green Rockets
Founded1985
LocationAbiko, Chiba, Japan
Ground(s)Various stadiums
Coach(es)Ryota Asano
League(s)Japan Rugby League One
20218th, White Conference
Playoffs
Round of 16
1st kit
2nd kit

Green Rockets Tokatsu (formerly NEC Green Rockets) is a Japanese rugby union team in the Japan Rugby League One. The team's captain is Ryota Asano. The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who was also the captain of the Japan national rugby union team. Before the semi-professional Top League was created, the team was just known as "NEC". The amateur club was founded in 1985 in the Kantō region.

NEC Green Rockets won the All-Japan Championship final for the second time on 27 February 2005, beating Toyota Verblitz 17-13. They drew 6-6 with Toshiba Brave Lupus in the 43rd Japan Championship final on 26 February 2006 after an effective defensive effort and the sin-binning of in the last ten minutes of the game.

The team rebranded as Green Rockets Tokatsu ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]

Honours[]

Current squad[]

The NEC Green Rockets squad for the 2021 season is:[2]

NEC Green Rockets squad

Props

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Hookers

  • Japan
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  • Philippines

Locks

Loose Forwards

Scrum-halves

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Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped

Former players[]

See also[]

  • Microsoft Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "NEC Green Rockets Member Profile" (in Japanese). NEC Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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