Kobelco Kobe Steelers

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Kobelco Kobe Steelers
コベルコ神戸スティーラーズ
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Full nameKobelco Kobe Steelers
Union Japan Rugby Football Union
Founded1928
Location Kobe, Hyogo
Ground(s) Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 30,132, 36,000)
Director of Rugby Dave Rennie
Coach(es) Dave Rennie
Captain(s) Brodie Retallick, Lee Seung-sin
League(s) Japan Rugby League One
2023–2024 5th
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1st kit
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Official website
www.kobesteelers.com

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-2004 season. The team rebranded as Kobelco Kobe Steelers ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022. [1]

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Honours

Personnel

Current management team

PositionNameNationality
Director of rugby and head coach Dave Rennie Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Attack coach Mike Blair Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Defence coach Peter Murchie Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Forwards coach Dan McFarland Flag of England.svg England
Scrum coach Petrus du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

Current squad

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers squad for the 2024-25 season is: [2]

Kobelco Kobe Steelers squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Flankers

No8s

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Utility Backs

  • (cc) denotes team co-captains.
  • Bold denotes internationally capped.

    Past players

    Japanese players

    Foreign players

    References

    1. ↑ "La nouvelle ligue japonaise s'appelle la Japan Rugby League One". Asie Rugby (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    2. ↑ "Kobe Steelers: Players" (in Japanese). Kobelco Kobe Steelers. 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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