| Sanyo Wild Knights 三洋電機ワイルドナイツ |
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| Full name | Sanyo Wild Knights | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Wild Knights | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
| Union | Japan Rugby Football Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ota, Gunma, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | Sanyo Wild Knights Ground | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Katsufumi Miyamoto | |||||||||||||||||
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Sanyo Wild Knights (formerly Sanyo) is a Japanese rugby union team based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Japan Rugby Football Union ( JRFU; 日本ラグビーフットボール協会 Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Kyo-kai) is the governing body for Rugby union is a city located 50 miles northwest of Tokyo, in Eastern Gunma, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a city located 50 miles northwest of Tokyo, in Eastern Gunma, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on In an effort to drive up the overall standard and popularity within Japan of Japanese rugby and improve the results of the Japan national rugby union team, the Japan Rugby Football Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half (though he was not captain), it dominated the league in the fifth season and was the first team to be unbeaten throughout a Top League season. Tony Eion Brown (born January 17, 1975 in Balclutha New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer playing mainly at The Top League is a semi-professional league at the top of Japanese domestic rugby union now played between 14 teams like the Super 14 and the Top 14.
Slogan for 2006 season: ADAPTABILITY
All-Japan Champions: 2008
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Players
Current
- Junpei Enomoto - centre, captain
- Daniel Heenan - lock
- Ryu Koliniasi Holani - no. The All-Japan Rugby Football Championship (日本ラグビーフットボール選手権大会 Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Senshuken Taikai) is played at the end of the season and Daniel Heenan (born 17 November, 1981) is an Australian Rugby union footballer 8, Tongan-born Japanese citizen
- Tomoki Kitagawa - top try scorer in the fifth season of the Top League with 14. The Top League is a semi-professional league at the top of Japanese domestic rugby union now played between 14 teams like the Super 14 and the Top 14.
- Philip O’Reilly - back row
- Fumiaki Tanaka - scrum-half
- Daishi Wakamatsu - back row
- Takashi Yoshida - full back
Past
- Tony Brown, former All Black and Otago Highlander
- Epi Taione - Tongan Centre/Wing/Flanker who has played for Newcastle, Sale and more recently Super 14 side The Sharks
- Semi Taupeaafe - former Wallabies sevens, New South Wales Waratahs and Tongan international
- Sinali Latu - now coach of Daito Bunka University R. Tony Eion Brown (born January 17, 1975 in Balclutha New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer playing mainly at Epi Taione (born March 2, 1979) is a Tongan rugby union footballer The Newcastle Falcons is a Rugby union team currently playing in the Guinness Premiership. Sale Sharks are a professional Rugby union team who play in England in the Guinness Premiership. The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds The Natal Sharks are a South African Rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup Tournament. The New South Wales Waratahs (referred to as HSBC Waratahs for sponsorship reasons the Waratahs or simply the ' Tahs) are an Australian The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. Sinali Latu (born in Tonga in 1965 is a retired Tongan - Japanese rugby union player F. C.
Coaches
- Mike Cron - All Blacks and Sanyo forwards consultant
- Katsufumi Miyamoto - head coach and former Japan player
- Gary Wallace - strength & conditioning adviser
External links
- Sanyo Wild Knights - official site (English)
- Sanyo Wild Knights - official site (Japanese)
- Sanyo Wild Knights win 45th All-Japan Championship - JRFU English website
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