NTT Shining Arcs
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| Full name | NTT Communications Shining Arcs | ||
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| Founded | 1976 | ||
| Location | Chiba, Chiba, Kantō, Japan | ||
| Ground(s) | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium (Capacity: 27,188) | ||
| Coach(es) | Rob Penney (Head Coach) | ||
| Captain(s) | Hiraku Tomoigawa | ||
| League(s) | Top League | ||
| 2011–12 | 9th | ||
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NTT Shining Arcs is a Rugby Union Team owned by NTT Communications and is part of Japan's Top League Competition. The current coach is Masato Hayashi, the previous Head Coach of Keio University Rugby Team.
The team is based in Ichikawa city, Chiba in the Kantō region.
History
The club was founded in 1976. They won promotion to the expanded Top League of 14 teams at the end of the 2009–10 season. They made their Top League debut for the 2010–11 season. After their first season, they finished 12th place with 4 wins and 9 losses. They had to play a play-off to keep themselves in the Top League, in which they beat Canon Eagles 31-19. In the 2011–12 season, they finished in 9th place.
Squad (2014–15 Season)
The NTT Shining Arcs squad for 2014-15 Top League season:[1]
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped
Notable former players
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Mark Gerrard - Melbourne Rebels and former Wallaby -
Brad Mika - current Auckland Blues player and played for New Zealand - Adam Wallace-Harrison - Former Queensland Reds player
- Sosene Anesi - Player for Chiefs and NSW Waratahs and New Zealand
- Craig Wing - Former rugby league player for Australia
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JP Nel - Former Blue Bulls player -
Fotunuupule Auelua - Plays for Brumbies
Home ground
- NTT Grand Chiba Stadium,[2] Ichikawa, Chiba 717 Futamata
See also
References
- ↑ "NTT Shining Arcs: The Team" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "NTT Grand Chiba Stadium(Japanese)".
External links
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