Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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Kobelco Kobe Steelers
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Full nameKobelco Kobe Steelers
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Founded1928
LocationKobe, Hyogo
Ground(s)Noevir Stadium Kobe (Capacity: 30,132)
Coach(es)
League(s)Japan Rugby League One
20212nd, White Conference
Playoffs
Quarter-finalists
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.kobelcosteelers.com

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.[1]

Honours[]

  • Top League:
    • Champions: 2003–04, 2018-19

Personnel[]

Current management team[]

Position Name Nationality
Director of rugby Wayne Smith  New Zealand
Head coach  New Zealand
Assistant coach  New Zealand

Current squad[]

The current Kobe Steelers squad for the 2021 season is:[2]

Kobe Steelers squad

Props


Hookers


Locks


Loose Forwards

  • Japan
  • Japan
  • Japan
  • Japan
  • Japan
  • Japan
  • New Zealand

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Utility backs

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

Past players[]

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. ^ "Kobe Steelers: The Team" (in Japanese). Kobe Steelers. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

External links[]

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