Shizuoka Blue Revs

Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly the Yamaha Júbilo) are a rugby union team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004–05). They were coached by former All Black Grant Batty and Fijian player-coach Tabai Matson. Founded in 1984, its name was "Yamaha Motors Rugby Football Club". The team rebranded as the Shizuoka Blue Revs ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.[1]

Shizuoka Blue Revs
静岡ブルーレブ
Full nameShizuoka Blue Revs
UnionJapan Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Blue Revs
Founded1984 (1984)
LocationIwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Ground(s)Yamaha Stadium (Capacity: 15,165)
Director of RugbyTakanobu Horikawa
Coach(es)Naoya Okubo
League(s)Japan Rugby League One
20216th, White Conference
Playoffs
Round of 16
Team kit

The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese, which has had a notable influence on the Japanese language.[2]

Current squad

The Shizuoka Blue Revs squad for the 2022 season is:[3]

Shizuoka Blue Revs squad

Props

  • Kaku Bunkei
  • Heiichiro Ito
  • Kazuhiro Kawata
  • Shohei Nishimura
  • Shintaro Okamoto
  • Kenta Otsuka
  • Yuki Tsuchiyama
  • Yuji Ueki

Hookers

  • Kohei Eguchi
  • Takeshi Hino
  • Toshiya Hirakawa
  • Taishi Takabe
  • Kenta Yamashita

Locks

Loose Forwards

Scrum-halves

  • Yuki Kagohima
  • Minoru Tanoue
  • Yuki Yatomi
  • Fumihiro Yoshizawa

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

  • Keagen Faria
  • Chikara Ito
  • Kento Nakai
  • Malo Tuitama
  • Hironori Yatomi

Fullbacks

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped

Former players
Yamaha Júbilo logo 2003–2021

Coaches

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. 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 978-0313392016. Retrieved June 12, 2015. The Portuguese and their culture had some influence on Japanese clothing, accessories, food and language.
  3. "Players Staff". Shizuoka Blue Revs (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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