NEC Green Rockets

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NEC Green Rockets NECグリーンロケッツ
Full name	NEC Green Rockets
Nickname(s)	Green Rockets
Founded	1985
Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Location	Abiko, Chiba, Japan
Ground	NEC Abiko Ground
Coach	Teruyoshi Takaiwa
Team colours

NEC Green Rockets is a successful Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. The team's captain is Ryota Asano. The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who is currently 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 Japan Championship final for the second time on February 27, 2005, beating Toyota Verblitz 17-13. They drew 6-6 with Toshiba Brave Lupus in the 43rd Japan Championship final on February 26, 2006 after an effective defensive effort and the sinbinning of Glen Marsh in the last ten minutes of the game.

Slogan for 2006 season: We can change

Contents 1 Players 2 Former Players 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Players

• George Konia
• Glen Marsh
• Takuro Miuchi - No. 8, captain of NEC and Japan
• Takashi Tsuji - scrum half
• Jaco van der Westhuyzen - Springbok fly half, the first South African to play in the Top League

[edit] Former Players

• John Kirwan - before the Top League started

[edit] See also

• Microsoft Cup

[edit] External links

• NEC, Toshiba share title, Daily Yomiuri, February 27, 2006
• NEC Green Rockets - official site
• Rugby gods smile on Green Rockets, Japan Times February 28, 2005