Munakata Sanix Blues
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| Full name | Munakata Sanix Blues | ||
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| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | ||
| Nickname(s) | Blues | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Location | Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Ground(s) | Various stadiums | ||
| Coach(es) | Yuichiro Fujii | ||
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Munakata Sanix Blues (宗像サニックスブルース Munakata Sanikkusu Burūsu), formerly Fukuoka Sanix Blues and Fukuoka Sanix Bombs, is a Japanese rugby union team based in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in April 1994 (Heisei 6), the team rose rapidly through the Kyūshū leagues and was in the Top League for the first season (2003-4) as Kyūshū's sole representative, but lost a relegation battle with Kintetsu Liners 42-45 and was demoted. But Sanix managed to return to the Top League for the 2005-6 season, beating Secom Rugguts and Toyota Jido Shokki in the Top League Challenge Series 2005.
2014–15 Squad
The Munakata Sanix Blues 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
Former players
- John Leslie
- Matua Parkinson - no. 6
- Reuben Parkinson - centre
- Fale Simitaitoko
Home Ground
- Global Arena (The Sanix company is involved in the running of the Global Arena in Munakata, which is also the venue for the annual Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament held in May between eight top Japanese and eight top foreign high school teams from various countries.)
- Sanix Genkai Ground, Kamiminato, Munakata city, Fukuoka prefecture
Mascot
- The former mascots's name was Bombee. He was a cartoon-style dog with floppy ears who wore the Sanix rugby kit and a scrum cap. He was no longer used when the team name changed from Bombs to Blues.
See also
References
- ↑ "Fukuoka Sanix Blues: The Team" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
External links
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