Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers
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| Full name | Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers | ||
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| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | ||
| Nickname(s) | Kobelco Steelers | ||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| Location | Kobe, Japan | ||
| Ground(s) | Various stadiums | ||
| Coach(es) | Gary Gold | ||
| Captain(s) | Daiki Hashimoto | ||
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Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers (神戸製鋼コベルコスティーラーズ Kobe Seiko Koberuko Suti-ra-zu) are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season. The team plays its home games at Noevir Stadium Kobe (formerly Kobe Wing Stadium).
Honors
- Top League:
- Champions: 2003–04
Current Squad
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Head Coach | Gary Gold |  South Africa |
| Assistant Coach | Nicholas Holten |  New Zealand |
| Assistant Coach | David Williams | South Africa |
| Head of Performance | Nicholas Collins |  Australia |
| Team Manager | Hiroshi Fukunaga |  Japan |
Senior playing squad, 2014/15 season
The Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers squad for 2014-15 Top League season:[1]
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Props
Hookers
Locks
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Loose Forwards
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped
Past players
- Ron Cribb
- Dave Bickle
- Mark Egan
- Kensuke Iwabuchi
- Daisuke Ohata
- Andrew Miller
- Simon Wensley
- Pierre Hola
- Ian Williams
- Yuya Saito
- Peter Grant
- Thinus Delport
References
- ↑ "Kobe Steelers: The Team" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
- Steelers upset Green Rockets in Microsoft Cup - Japan Times, January 24, 2005
- Kobelco Steelers official site
- Top League official site
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