Yamaha Júbilo
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| Full name | Yamaha Jubilo | ||
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| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | ||
| Nickname(s) | Jubilo | ||
| Founded | 1984 | ||
| Location | Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Ground(s) | Yamaha Stadium (Capacity: 15,165) | ||
| Coach(es) | Takanobu Horikawa | ||
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Yamaha Jubilo is a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004-5). They were coached by former All Black Grant Batty and Fijian player-coach Tabai Matson.
The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese, which has had a notable influence on the Japanese language.[1]
2015–16 Squad
The Yamaha Júbilo squad for 2015-16 Top League season:[2]
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped
Former players
- Jerry Collins (flanker, number 8) - 2011-3 seasons
- Micheal Kingsbeer - joined March 2007
- Brendan Laney (fly half, centre, full back) - joined March 2005
- Leon MacDonald (fly half, full back) - 2004-5 season
- Wataru Murata (scrum half) - retired at the end of the 2007–08 Top League season and became coach of the Japan national sevens team
- Nathan Williams (centre, full back)
- Takayuki Yonekura (hooker)
Coaches
- Kevin Schuler - Director of Rugby
- Tabai Matson - Player and Head Coach
- Takanobu Horikawa - coach
- Waisake Sotutu - backs coach, player
- Simon Kerr - forwards coach
References
- ↑ Nomikos Vaporis, Constantine (Jan 6, 2012). Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life during the Age of the Shoguns. ABC-CLIO. p. 99. ISBN 0313392013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
The Portuguese and their culture had some influence on Japanese clothing, accessories, food and language.
- ↑ "Yamaha Júbilo: The Team" (in Japanese). Yamaha Motors. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
- Toshiba, Yamaha set to do battle in Microsoft Cup final - Japan Times, January 31, 2005
- Yamaha rugby home page (in Japanese)
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