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 Wayne Smith
Coach(es) Dave Rennie
Captain(s) Brodie Retallick, Rakuhei Yamashita
League(s) Japan Rugby League One
2022–2023 9th
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Official website
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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]

Contents

Honours

Personnel

Current management team

PositionNameNationality
Director of rugby Wayne Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Head coach Dave Rennie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Assistant coach Mike Blair Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

Current squad

The Kobelco Kobe Steelers squad for the 2023-24 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

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    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.