Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars

Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars
横河武蔵野アトラスターズ

Full name	Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars
Union	Japan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)	Atlastars
Founded	1946 (1946)
Location	Musashino, Japan
Coach(es)	Leo Lafaiali'i
Team kit

Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars is a Japanese rugby union team based in Musashino, Tokyo. They won promotion to the Top League for one season in 2008–09 being relegated that same season.

History

The team was founded as Yokogawa Denki in 1946.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Syunsuke Nukamori Hooker Japan Masahiro Suzuki Hooker Japan Akiyoshi Satou Hooker Japan Takashi Yamada Prop Japan Ryouta Sudou Prop Japan Noboru Fujita Prop Japan Hideyuki Sakao Prop Japan Masahiro Kobori Lock Japan Youn Kwon Woo Lock Korea Tsuyoshi Yamazaki Lock Japan Kimihiro Naitou Lock Japan Osamu Arakawa Flanker Japan Cho Hyun Duk Flanker Korea Pauliasi Taumoepeau Flanker Australia Jun Takenaka Flanker Japan Philip O'Reilly Flanker Japan Osamu Arakawa Number 8 Japan

Player Position Union Yoshiyuki Koike Scrum-half Japan Tadaharu Ikehara Scrum-half Japan Hideki Nishida Scrum-half Japan Fa'atonu Fili Fly-half Samoa Matthew Brandon Fly-half Australia Kentarou Nagao Fly-half Japan Shinya Fujiyama Centre Japan Sione Tu'ipulotu Centre Tonga Takashi Tanuma Centre Japan Takenori Ooishi Centre Japan Makoto Kasahara Centre Japan Makoto Nishi Centre Japan Yusuke Kikuchi Centre Japan Kouji Satou Wing Japan Shinnosuke Satou Fullback Japan

Former players and coaches

• Yoshihito Yoshida - former Japan wing
• Daisuke Mori - wing three-quarter back
• Radike Samo - Australian back-row

Fa'atonu Fili Signed on 2 year deal with option of 3rd

External links

• Official Site