Munakata Sanix Blues

Munakata Sanix Blues
宗像サニックスブルース
Full name Munakata Sanix Blues
Union Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s) Blues
Founded 1994
Location Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan
Ground(s) Various stadiums
Coach(es) Yuichiro Fujii
League(s) Top League
2016–17 11th
1st kit
2nd kit

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.

Current squad

Sanix v Kyuden at Global Arena, Top League Round 11, January 20, 2008.

The current Munakata Sanix Blues squad is:[1]

Munakata Sanix Blues squad

Props

  • Japan Hikaru Ishizawa
  • South Korea Shin Dong-won
  • Japan Takahiro Sugiura
  • Japan Daichi Takano
  • Japan Shunsuke Tani
  • South Africa Hencus van Wyk

Hookers

  • Japan Yasunori Hoshimoto
  • Japan Kota Kumamoto
  • Japan Nozomi Kuraya
  • Japan Hiroaki Shirahama

Locks

  • Japan Taroh Akita
  • Japan Siosaia Fifita
  • Japan Ryuichiro Fukutsubo
  • Japan Ryuto Kosugi
  • Samoa Wataru Niimoto
  • Japan Toshihiro Nishii
  • South Africa Jacques Potgieter

Loose Forwards

  • Japan Nobuyoshi Arai
  • Japan Yusuke Hamazato
  • Japan Michi Kanado
  • Japan Kazuki Kato
  • Japan Shohei Shitayama
  • Japan Eito Tamura
  • Japan Satoshi Tsuruoka

Scrum-halves

  • Japan Tasuku Kinjou
  • Japan Satoru Sawatari

Fly-halves

  • Japan Tatsuya Fukuzaki
  • Japan Taiki Murakami
  • Japan Hiroshi Tashiro

Centres

Outside backs

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

Former players

Home Ground

Mascot

See also

References

  1. "The Team". Munakata Sanix Blues. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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